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Today perennial candidate Danny Tarkanian sat down with the editorial board of the Las Vegas Review Journal for a candidate interview. Conservative
There was a flood of tweets, lots of facebook posts and Black elected Democrats and candidates sent out a joint release demanding an apology (No word yet if any Black elected Republicans will have there say, or if any exist).
At Hispanics in Politics last month he said Black people have been fooled into voting for Democrats, and he was here to help. You know, cause us colored folk are ignorant and child-like, lacking the sophistication to make important political decisions, thus we need the helpful hand of non-Blacks to keep us on the straight and narrow.
The Tarkanian campaign truly believes that because he played basketball and his dad led many a Black man to victory, that somehow that will lead Black folk in congressional district four to vote for him.
Do Black people love basketball so damn much, they're willing to totally forget that Mr Tarkanian is an aggressive supporter of the Tea Party (the same Tea Party the NAACP* said was racist) with policy positions that rival Sharron Angle's?
Do Black people love basketball so much that they're willing to overlook the fact that Mr Tarkanian thinks racial profiling is effective police work?
Do Black people love basketball so much that they won't care that Mr. Tarkanian's wife complained just yesterday about people tweeting about the Voting Rights Act?
Team Tarkanian thinks that answer is yes, because again: Team Tark thinks Black people are stupid.
-- Laura
*Yes, the President of the Las Vegas chapter of the NAACP endorsed Danny Tarkanian, that's the campaigns #OneBlackFriend defense. But this is the same NAACP chapter who is partnering with Americans for Prosperity and the same president who does business with the chair of the Republican party. I doubt many of the members even know their president supports Tarkanian; I talked to two today who were shocked and outraged when they found out.


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All In The Family... Life in Christian County, Kentucky...
Isaac's senior year-end events have begun. His prom is on Saturday night.
Last year, his date cancelled out on him at the last moment, but he went to prom anyway and had a good time. This year he is taking a different girl, and I don't think she's going to cancel out on him. She's excited about the whole event.
Tonight after school, I went with Isaac to pick up his tuxedo at the rental place. He has a silvery-gray vest and tie. It looks very spiffy. The vest's color is intended to match the color of his date's dress.
As it happened, his friend from school was there trying on his tux also, so I photographed them, but I won't post it since I don't have a photo release for the friend. However, here's a crop of Isaac from the photo, looking a little frazzled after the struggle of putting the thing on.
Then we did a drive-by of the girl's house about 8 miles out in the country on a different side of Hopkinsville, just to make sure that Isaac knows how to get there and get back home again.
Isaac and date are going to a supper party before prom at a classmate's house and an after-prom party at another classmate's house.
The juniors rented the Convention Center for this year's prom, so it's going to be quite an event. Hopkinsville has a nice, new Convention Center. Several proms were held there last year, and perhaps the popularity of the facility explains why our prom is not being held on Kentucky Derby weekend for the first time in years.
At the beginning of prom (I think from 7:00 -8:00 p.m.), the promenade part of the night is held. The tradition is that each student or couple is announced grandly and applauded as they walk through an arch and down a path. It's their moment in the spotlight.
Parents (or anyone, I suppose) can attend the grand-entrance hour. There's always a big crowd of observers. The juniors charge a couple dollars per head entry fee, and it helps bring in some money. It also gives parents an opportunity to admire the expensive outfits their children are wearing!
I will go. That will be my opportunity to get a few snapshots of Isaac and his date.
In just a month, we'll be going to Isaac's graduation. I can't tell you how hard that is to believe. The years go too fast.

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Board committee hears risk oversight review
Board committee hears risk oversight review
HERSHEY, Pa. – To ensure that Penn State's approach to safety, public health and environmental protection is uniform, the University has multiple safety and administrative policies in place, and maintains a variety of training programs at campuses across the Commonwealth, according to Ford Stryker, associate vice president for the Office of Physical Plant.
The end result, Stryker said, is a safer learning and working environment for students, faculty and staff.
At its regular meeting today (March 6), the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning heard a report focusing on the University's management of operational safety risks across all campus locations.
Stryker; Steve Shelow, assistant vice president for Police and Public Safety; and Gary Langsdale, University risk officer, reviewed with the committee the University's efforts in planning for and managing risk in areas including safety, public health, environmental protection, public safety, emergency planning and insurance.
Safety, public health and environmental protection
Between 2009 and 2012, the number of injuries per 100 employees and the severity of injuries that occur at Penn State both are well below the Bureau of Labor Standards averages for other institutions of higher education, Stryker said.
Penn State's training programs help to guide faculty, staff and students in their daily activities in numerous areas, including laboratory and research safety, environmental protection, hazardous materials management, facilities access control and more. The programs are led by four organizations staffed with experts who connect with an extensive network of partners to meet national standards, and federal and state regulations, on all Penn State campuses.
"Regulations, policies and programs are ineffective without training and enforcement. Effective training programs teach, motivate and sustain knowledge so that appropriate practices are integrated seamlessly into everything we do," Stryker said. "Penn State's networks of safety officers, facility coordinators, human resources representatives and campus directors of business services engaged throughout the University community are key to implementing programs."
Public safety and emergency preparedness
Shelow reviewed with the committee the robust efforts of Penn State Police and Public Safety (P&PS) in the areas of public safety and emergency management. P&PS includes police and security at University Park and at the campuses; the Department of Emergency Management; behavioral threat assessment and management; Clery Act compliance; and physical security. In addition to strong partnerships with organizations internal to Penn State, Shelow said the University maintains numerous external partnerships at every level, from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the Pennsylvania State Police, to local police and county or regional emergency management agencies.
Penn State's police and security presence includes 51 sworn police personnel at the University Park campus and another 70 at Penn State campuses outside of University Park. In addition, Penn State's emergency management team is fully involved in emergency planning and preparedness with authorities at all campus locations, working to ensure that Penn State has plans in place to effectively respond to and recover when incidents disrupt operations.
"The men and women who work for Police and Public Safety are committed to protecting our University community by delivering professional services; through educational outreach; and by consistently and aggressively promoting the safety and security of all students, employees and visitors," Shelow said.
Because Penn State campuses constantly welcome new students, faculty and staff, it is critical that the University maintain effective training programs that not only teach participants, but also motivate them to do their part in identifying, correcting and addressing gaps in public safety at all campuses.
"At all of our campuses, police and security personnel are involved in the regular delivery of meaningful public safety training or community education programs," Shelow said.
Last year at the University Park campus, Shelow said 272 such programs were held involving more than 6,300 participants.
"We believe this is an integral part of our mission and reflects our overall commitment to guiding faculty, staff and students in topics such as self-defense, office safety and security, theft and prevention."
Shelow said that, from 2011-12 to 2012-13, the University as a whole has experienced declines in calls to police; the number of calls determined to be criminal in nature; the number of arrests and the number of cases in which charges were filed, among others.


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Improving backup and continuity is frequently listed as a top five priority for IT organizations, but for many organizations, backup and recovery processes need to improve a lot, not just incrementally.
Today, enterprises often run backup tools, and rely on business continuity processes, designed for older platforms developed before elastic clouds, near-ubiquitous virtualized workloads, or SaaS applications began to dominate the IT landscape. Numerous businesses also still use solutions that rely on tape for retaining data. These systems are inefficient, costly, and difficult to manage. They can't scale to serve exponential data growth. They don't respond well to new threats like ransomware. They make it more difficult to execute on digital transformation or other strategic initiatives. Worst of all, you cannot confidently rely on them to work 100 percent of time for minor incidents, never mind during a disaster.
Fortunately, you no longer have to live with these problems. Backup technologies and data recovery (DR) solutions have improved dramatically in recent years. With today's modern solutions, enterprises should be able to transform backup and recovery from a low-level legacy IT function to a modern function delivering continuity and value to the entire business. In this slideshow, Unitrends has identified seven practical steps that can be taken today that will dramatically change how continuity is delivered, while helping to establish disaster recovery systems that support any technology or business strategy.
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Police have arrested one suspect following a report of an active shooter situation at an Ohio high school Friday morning.
The Columbus Ohio Police said they had the gun in their possession and there were no injuries.
The incident occurred at Scioto High School in Columbus. All students are accounted for, according to a spokesperson for the department.
The police tweeted, "SWAT made an arrest, gun taken, no injuries."
*Please RT* UPDATE 9:15am: SWAT made an arrest, gun taken, no injuries. Excellent job by our officers! #TogetherIsBetter #CPD https://t.co/m4B8eYxNB1— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) September 8, 2017
ACTIVE SHOOTER LATEST 9:45am 9/8: 1 suspect arrested, gun taken, no injuries reported.— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) September 8, 2017
First call@8:33AM. Arrest@8:58 AM. Awesome teamwork! pic.twitter.com/l8O8wvMDEW
Columbus City Schools said that students and staff at the school are safe and urged parents to not come to the school.
NEWS: Students and staff safe following incident this morning at Cols Scioto 6-12. Parents should not come to school. More details coming.— ColumbusCitySchools (@ColsCitySchools) September 8, 2017
The first call reporting an active shooter came at 8:33 a.m. Shortly after, police said they were responding and advised people to avoid the area.
ACTIVE SHOOTER AT SCHOOL:An active shooter has been reported at Scioto High School@S. High St. Please stay out of the area.#CPD— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) September 8, 2017
Officers made the arrest at 8:58 a.m. Officers continue to search the building as a precaution, but the suspect is in police custody.


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New Yorkers felt the rumble of subway trains Thursday for the first time in four days, but gasoline shortages persisted in the Northeast and emergency crews struggled to reach the worst-hit areas and restore power to millions of people.
In the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, one the biggest and most devastating storms ever to hit the United States, the death toll rose to 85, and could climb higher as rescuers searched house-to-house through coastal towns.
More deaths were recorded overnight as the extent of destruction became clearer in the New York City borough of Staten Island, where the storm lifted whole houses off their foundations.
Authorities recovered 17 bodies from Staten Island, including two boys. Two-year-old Brandon Moore and 4-year-old Connor Moore were swept into swirling waters after their mother placed them on the roof of her SUV on Monday amid rushing waters that caused the vehicle to stall, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said. In all, 37 people died in New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday.
In hard-hit New Jersey, where oceanside towns saw entire neighborhoods swallowed by seawater and the Atlantic City boardwalk was destroyed, the death toll doubled to 12.
New Jersey favorite son Bruce Springsteen, along with Jon Bon Jovi and Sting, will headline a enefit concert for storm victims Friday night on NBC television, the network announced.
(Read More: Springsteen, Bon Jovi Top NBC's All-Star Benefit)
Sandy started as a late-season hurricane in the Caribbean, where it killed 69 people, before smashing ashore in the United States with 80 mph (130 kph) winds. It stretched from the Carolinas to Connecticut and was the largest storm by area to hit the United States in decades.
About 4.7 million homes and businesses in 15 U.S. states were without power on Thursday, down from a high of nearly 8.5 million, which surpassed the record 8.4 million customers who went dark from last year's Hurricane Irene.
In metro New York, Consolidated Edison said it had restored power to only about 250,000 of the 900,000 customers who were affected by the storm. It said outages could last until Nov. 11 or longer.
Sandy made landfall in New Jersey with a full moon around high tide, creating a record storm surge that flooded lower Manhattan. By Thursday, the storm had dissipated over the North American mainland.
The total economic damage could run $50 billion, according to the forecasting firm Eqecat. That would make it the costliest storm in U.S. history after Hurricane Katrina. Katrina's overall costs were $108 billion, the equivalent of $128 billion today.
With damage estimates rising, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he wants the federal government to pay all of the estimated $6 billion in costs for cleaning up and repairing damage.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency promise to pick up all the costs of getting power and transportation restored for the next week for the hardest hits parts of New York and New Jersey. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said it's too early to know how much of the costs the government may eventually cover.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama offered unspecified assistance to New Jersey while viewing flooded and sand-swept shore communities on a helicopter tour with Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Christie, who delivered the keynote address at the GOP National Convention, praised Obama, saying it's "really important to have the president of the United States" in New Jersey.
(Read More: Obama and Christie Make Unlikely Traveling Companions)
"The entire country's been watching. Everyone knows how hard Jersey has been hit," Obama told people at an evacuation shelter in the town of Brigantine.
But after a three-day hiatus to deal with the storm, Obama returned to the campaign trail on Thursday, boosted in his re-election bid by Christie's resounding endorsement of his disaster response.
The Democratic incumbent, tied in polls with Mitt Romney before Tuesday's election, began a two-day trip, stopping in Wisconsin and planning to visit the swing states of Colorado, Ohio and Nevada. Romney addressed a rally in Virginia.
Back in New York, Bloomberg announced a surprise endorsement of Obama's re-election bid. The mayor, an independent, said his decision was influenced by Hurricane Sandy and Obama's views on climate change.
"Our climate is changing," he wrote in an op-ed article for Bloomberg View. "And while the increase in extreme weather we have experienced in New York City and around the world may or may not be the result of it, the risk that it may be — given the devastation it is wreaking — should be enough to compel all elected leaders to take immediate action."
(Read More: Presidential Campaigns Go Full Tilt After Storm Break)
Earlier Thursday, the mayor announced plans to distribute free food and water. In Brooklyn, people lined up for blocks to board buses. Fares were waived on New York City's transit system for Thursday and Friday.
Limited service returned on some train and subway lines.
Ronnie Abraham was waiting at Penn Station for a subway train to Harlem, a trip that takes 2 1/2 hours on city buses that have been overwhelmed since resuming service Tuesday.
"It's the lifeline of the city," Abraham said. "It can't get much better than this."
Further downtown, Lower Manhattan, which includes the financial district, Sept. 11 memorial and other tourist sites, was still mostly an urban landscape of shuttered bodegas and boarded-up restaurants. People roamed in search of food, power and a hot shower. Some dispirited and fearful New Yorkers decided to flee the city.
"It's dirty, and it's getting a little crazy down there," said Michael Tomeo, who boarded a bus to Philadelphia with his 4-year-old son. "It just feels like you wouldn't want to be out at night. Everything's pitch dark. I'm tired of it, big-time."
More than half of the gas stations in the city and neighboring New Jersey remained shut due to power outages and depleted fuel supplies. Even before dawn, long lines formed at gas stations that were expected to open.
(Read More: Why East Coast Gas Shortages May Linger)
Fuel supplies into New York and New Jersey were being choked off in several ways. Two refineries that make up a quarter of the region's refining capacity were still idle due to power outages or flooding. The New York Harbor waterway that imports a fifth of the area's fuel was still closed to traffic, and major import terminals were damaged and powerless.
In addition, the main oil pipeline from the Gulf Coast, which pumps 15 percent of the East Coast's fuel, remained shut.
Matthew Gessler of Brooklyn went to Breezy Point, a New York neighborhood where fire destroyed 111 homes, to inspect damage to his mother's house. Like others, he likened it to a war zone.
He said you could take a picture of the devastation and say it was the Middle East "and no one would doubt you at all."
In Jersey City, across the Hudson River from New York, drivers negotiated intersections without the aid of traffic lights. Shops were shuttered and lines formed outside pharmacies while people piled sodden mattresses and furniture along the side of the roads. The city has issued a curfew on people as well as a driving ban from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
New Yorkers faced an easier commute as the subway system resumed limited operations. But four of the seven subway tunnels under the East River remained flooded and there was no service in Manhattan below 34th Street, where the power is still out.
Subway rides were free as authorities encouraged commuters to use mass transit rather than drive. Bloomberg and state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said private cars must carry at least three people in order to enter Manhattan, after the city was clogged by traffic on Wednesday.
LaGuardia airport in New York reopened Thursday with limited service, a day after Kennedy and Newark airports resumed limited service.
Suburban commuter trains started running for the first time on Wednesday, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor was to take commuters from city to city on Friday for the first time since the storm.
From West Virginia to the Jersey Shore, the storm's damage was still being felt, and seen.
Five-foot snow drifts piled up in West Virginia, where Sandy merged with two winter weather systems as it went inland. Snow collapsed parts of an apartment complex, a grocery store, a hardwood plant and three homes.
One person killed in the state was a candidate for the state House, John Rose Sr., who was struck by a falling tree limb. His name will remain on the ballot on Election Day.
In New Jersey, signs of the good life that had defined wealthy shorefront enclaves like Bayhead and Mantoloking lay scattered and broken: $3,000 barbecue grills buried beneath the sand and hot tubs cracked and filled with seawater.
Nearly all the homes were seriously damaged, and many had disappeared.
"This," said Harry Typaldos, who owns the Grenville Inn in Mantoloking, "I just can't comprehend."
Most of the state's mass transit systems remained shut down, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters braving clogged highways and quarter-mile lines at gas stations.
Atlantic City's casinos remained closed.
In Seaside Heights, first home of MTV's "Jersey Shore," the waterfront rides on Casino Pier are gone, swallowed by the sea. A roller coaster was tossed into the ocean, the boardwalk is gone and sand, leaves and debris choked roads lined with houses that rest on their sides.
The house where the "Jersey Shore" cast lived appeared to avoid any damage. But elsewhere on the island — technically a long, narrow peninsula — boats had been tossed like toys, resting atop houses and cars. One lay next to a motel.
About 300 people have been taken off the island since the storm passed, public safety officials said. About 70 remain and will be ordered to leave and not allowed to return to the island until at least the weekend.
"We have to get everyone off the island because there is total devastation," Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd said Wednesday.
Long Road to Recovery
The storm was likely to rank as one of the costliest storms in U.S. history. One disaster-modeling firm said Sandy may have caused up to $15 billion in insured losses.
(Read More: Sandy's Economic Cost: $50 Billion and Counting)
Economists say there is some positive news for the economy, with increased spending from reconstruction expected to help boost growth next year.
"In terms of a reduction in economic growth, the impact could be anything from two-tenths to upwards of six-tenths and of course it becomes more noticeable with a modest growth rate," Gary Schlossberg, an economist at Wells Capital Management, told CNBC.
"The good news is that with the reconstruction there could be some positive effect further out," he added.
Fuel spilled from a northern New Jersey oil facility shut down by Sandy, according to Motiva, the site's operator. NBC, citing the Coast Guard, said 300,000 gallons (115,000 liters) of diesel had been released and 200 people were working on the cleanup.
(Read More: For Travelers, Sandy's Aggravation Spans Globe)
Brooklynite Matthew Gessler went to Breezy Point, the New York neighborhood where fire destroyed 111 homes, to inspect damage to his mother's house, and was disturbed by what he saw.
"Where the fire happened, you could honestly take that picture and say it was somewhere in the Middle East, like in Afghanistan, and no one would doubt you at all," Gessler said.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said more than a dozen people had been charged with theft and looting in connection with the storm for targeting businesses in the badly flooded Far Rockaway neighborhood of the New York City borough.
Reuters and AP contributed to this report


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Every time I see a household in the census with extended family members residing in it, it gets me to thinking. [I know. Uh-oh.] If there was a nephew living in the household, I think, "Why? What happened? What's the story? I mean, I know there's a story there." How do I know? Well, I've lived that story.
Remember my younger brother [of my heart], Patrick, who was also one of my sister's children? And how the mitochondrial disorder that he was afflicted with and also eventually caused his early death was the same disorder that prevented my sister from raising and taking care of him in the first place? And how my parents took him in and raised him. Like their own. Like our own. And for all the trials, tribulations, and tears, I wouldn't have had it any other way. Because at the end of the day, I got a younger brother. One that I had wanted very much.
Well, my story isn't unlike other people's stories.
|Harvey "Harve" Lewis Pointer
Some might call this a tragedy. But I don't think it qualifies as one. A speed bump on the road of life? Possibly. But I think a detour on the road of life is more accurate. Not sad or bad, but different.
You see, Harve still lived near his Pointer family ~ his father, brothers, and sisters. Harve didn't lose a family. He gained one. And I find it interesting that Harve didn't even use the Pointer name until he married Pearl in 1906. He called himself a "Belcher". That says a lot about his relationship with the Belcher family, I think. But, hey, don't take my word for it. Nothing tells a story better than a picture, right? Well, below are two pictures. The top one is Harve as an adult with his Pointer siblings. And the one below is Harve as an adult with his Belcher family.
|Daniel and Emma (Belcher) Pointer's children.
|BLR: Minnie Etta Belcher, Harve Pointer, Effie Belcher; FLR: John & Mary (Shearer) Belcher
And when I look into the eyes of Harve's Belcher sisters ~ Minnie Etta's and Effie's ~ I can honestly say I know a little something about how they felt. About what their life was like growing up with a younger brother of their hearts. And I also know it wasn't easy for either family ~ Pointer or Belcher ~ when Harve passed away prematurely at the age of 44 due to an accident. I know it wasn't easy.
Because you gotta remember. For all the forms, charts, dates, names, and numbers that we collect about them, our ancestors were just like us. Flesh and blood. With both good and bad things happening to them. They had decisions to make from choices they didn't like. They had things that they had to do when they didn't want to do them.
And just like them,
No matter how many lemons life serves us,
No matter how sour the situation is that we find ourselves in,
One fact remains the same that time cannot change.
We're just gonna add some sugar, water, and ice to those sour lemons and make sweet lemonade.


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Hi, I am new, so please forgive any infractions to protocol <g>...
I am asking about how to format the date field in the list view. Using PocoMail/PE latest and shiniest!
Thanks in advance...
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robin wrote:Tools -> Options -> (Reading Mail) -> Index Options
robin wrote:Yes - you can do it in PM3.2 (and I assume that it applies to PE but read on...). PM gets the date format from the computer settings - therefore to get the display that you want to see you need to go into Control Panel -> Regional Settings -> Customize (sic) and change the "short date" format.
However I can see that with PE, if you are using it on a memory stick in an intenet cafe (for example) this might be a problem.
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Video: Chris Paul prepares for Lakers with lapdance from Nicki Minaj
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: Every NBA player has their own way of preparing for the playoffs.
Some turn off their phones to limit distractions. Some go on special diets. Some get extra sleep.
And some, like the New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul, get a lap dance from the curvy Nicki Minaj. Watch CP3 'prepare' for a playoff battle against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Louis Latasa Named Director of Campus Police, Jan. 19, 2000
SOCORRO, N.M., Jan. 19, 2000 -- With his extensive background in university law enforcement at New Mexico Tech, Magdalena native Louis "Louie" Latasa seemed the natural choice to be put in charge of the university's campus police department, once longtime director Tom Zimmerman retired from the post last year.
And, naturally, he was.
In his 15-year law enforcement career with Tech Campus Police, Latasa has moved up the ranks of the university police force, and, now, as director, essentially serves as New Mexico Tech's "campus police chief."
Before joining up with Tech's campus police department, Latasa was the chief of police for the Village of Magdalena for five years, and prior to that, he served a two-year stint as Magdalena's municipal judge.
"However, I wouldn't trade my experiences in campus law enforcement for any other aspect--positive as they were--of the other positions I've held in regular law enforcement fields," Latasa says.
"I enjoyed working in the other positions I've held, but it's sure tough being a cop in your own hometown. . . . Without really putting down anyone I've ever had the pleasure of working with before, I'd have to say that I now work with a more intellectual group than I ever have before," he maintains.
"I just wouldn't trade my job here at Tech for anything else," Latasa says, "and that's mostly because of the caliber of people I serve, protect, and work with."
As director of Tech campus police, Latasa supervises a department which includes nine certified police officers, two security officers, four dispatchers, and four student employees.
In addition to patrolling New Mexico Tech's main campus, Latasa and his officers are responsible for providing security for the Tech Research Park and the immense area that encompasses the university's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) field sites and testing ranges, which adds another 35-square miles to their daily "beats."
"My troops are an excellent bunch," Latasa relates. "Without them, I couldn't even begin to do my job. . . . I have only the highest respect for my people."
Latasa says he gives the sergeants who serve under him a tremendous amount of leeway when it comes to overseeing all of his patrolmen's duties and assignments.
"I pretty much let the sergeants run their own affairs when it comes to managing the officers," he says, "since they're the ones who are most familiar with what has to be done on a regular basis during their shifts. . . . If anything, I hope that I'm providing most of my leadership by example."
One of Latasa's immediate priorities is to add a few female officers to the all-male ranks of officers who work under his supervision.
"Since New Mexico Tech is a co-ed school, I'd like to have at least one female officer on our staff who would be available to respond to the specific needs that our women students might
have," he explains.
In addition, Latasa says he plans on soon implementing campus-wide bicycle patrols, with officers patrolling the Tech campus on mountain bikes equipped with emergency lights and police radios.
"In today's society, you have to be very visible," Latasa says. "And, with bike patrols, my officers will be out around campus talking with students and faculty on an everyday basis."
Latasa also points out that, once a new Student Union Building is built at the university, Tech administrators have deemed the campus police department will have a sub-station in the new facility, which also will work toward making police officers more readily available to the campus community.
"I've got to extend thanks to the Tech administration for all the support they've given to campus police," Latasa adds. "Without their backing, we wouldn't be able to perform all our duties."
Latasa, who is also a certified firearms instructor, is an advocate of continuing education and, as such, continually encourages his officers and dispatchers to pursue advanced training seminars and classes at the State Police Academy or at its satellite training sites.
"I plan on sending five or six of my people to Instructor Development School," Latasa reveals, "so that each officer will be specialized in a certain field--such as crime scene investigation or accident reconstruction--enough so that we can do our own in-house training . . . and end up saving a lot of money in the long run."
Latasa admits he enjoys "being out in the field" as part of his workday more so than "being in the office."
"I like being out around campus talking with all the different people, getting a feel for what their needs are and how our department can help them," Latasa explains.
"We're not just about patrolling," he adds. "We're here for students, faculty, and staff and are always available for whatever they might need us for--whether it be a ride downtown or an emergency trip to the hospital or doctor's office.
"In law enforcement, you've got to always be on a one-to-one basis with the people you serve," Latasa asserts. "That's something that the previous campus police director, Tom Zimmerman, always stressed to his officers, and it's something I'll always stress to those who work under me."
Latasa adds that he always will be indebted to his predecessor for having instilled confidence in him and for having helped him out throughout the years.
"If Tom hadn't said 'Yes,' to hiring me all those years ago, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in now," Latasa notes.
When he's not serving as director of Tech campus police, Latasa says he spends most of his time with his children and grandchildren.
He also says he enjoys singing in his church choir and working around his yard when he's back home in Magdalena.


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A new law that goes into effect this year might create a bit of inconvenience, but we think the hassle will be worth the effort.
A new law that goes into effect this year might create a bit of inconvenience, but we think the hassle will be worth the effort.
About 22 percent of Alabama drivers — the sixth-highest percentage in the nation — don't have automobile insurance despite the state having made coverage mandatory some time ago. Some drivers would sign up for coverage long enough to get a card, then cancel their policy. Officers had no way of verifying whether drivers actually had coverage.
Now, a database is in place that allows instant verification of insurance. Officers running license checks will know instantly if the driver they've stopped is insured. The system will check records from insurance companies, sorting through the documents in a matter of seconds.
State Revenue Commissioner Julie Magee said she hopes the new system will see Alabama's percentage of uninsured drivers fall below 10 percent. That will be significant.
The new system will come with a small measure of inconvenience. In order to renew a tag or secure a title for a vehicle, a driver will be required to provide proof of valid insurance and a driver's license. Officials in Etowah County Revenue Commissioner Linda Barrett-Vaughn's office suggest that anyone seeking to renew bring the documents with them in the event that their insurance can't be verified through the online system. We second that notion.
We also would encourage people not to wait until the last days of the month to renew tags. Lines at the tag and title office always are longer near the end of the month, and there seems to be an inverse relationship in effect. The longer the lines, the shorter the tempers. Avoid the rush and buy earlier in the month. If that's not possible, remember that it will take some time to work out the kinks in the new system, and be patient.
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He works in an office off Bryant Drive. The Bryant Museum is just across the street. He coaches in Bryant-Denny Stadium, but Saban is now casting a shadow of his own.
TUSCALOOSA | He works in an office off Bryant Drive. The Bryant Museum is just across the street. He coaches in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Nick Saban is surrounded by the legacy of Paul W. "Bear" Bryant, who retired after 25 years at the University of Alabama as college football's all-time winningest coach, with six national championships to his credit.
Since the late Bryant's retirement following the 1982 season, his shadow has loomed large over the coaches who followed. Most, at least at times, seemed overwhelmed by Bryant's legacy and the expectations created by his success. One, Gene Stallings — who played under the man at Texas A&M and was a longtime assistant under him at Alabama — seemed to fully embrace them.
Saban, in his sixth season as UA's head coach, is now casting a shadow of his own. He has won three national championships (including one at LSU before he arrived at Alabama) and, with Alabama undefeated and ranked No. 1 going into tonight's game against Mississippi State, has built a program that may add to that total.
It seems fair, for the first time, to ponder whether Bryant will always be considered the Crimson Tide's greatest football coach, and whether Saban is building a legacy that will rival Bryant's.
"I think it's a bit premature to consider Saban in the same sentence with Bryant, but the fact that we're even having the conversation is a reflection of Saban's tremendous success," said Bryant biographer and college football historian Keith Dunnavant. "He hasn't just won bigger than any of us thought possible, he's won his way into that historic argument, which seemed unthinkable six years ago."
One prophet may have seen such overwhelming success in the offing when Saban was hired in January, 2006.
"Alabama has a long, storied football history, complete with memorable moments and time-honored play," said Mal Moore, UA's athletics director and a longtime Bryant assistant, when introducing Saban. "Importantly, there have been legendary head coaches who inspired those players to achieve those moments in time. Today we move forward, move toward our future with a new coach who will write his own chapter in Crimson Tide history. There will be more of these moments that will never be forgotten."
Those moments include national championships in 2009, Saban's third season at UA, and two years later. Bryant, by comparison, won his first in 1961 in his fourth season as head coach, and added two more in 1964 and '65 as he built upon that success.
Ozzie Newsome, general manager of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, has known both men. He played for Bryant in the 1970s and was beginning his post-playing career with the Cleveland Browns in 1991 when Saban arrived as defensive coordinator.
Newsome sees similarities between Saban and Bryant: "Work ethic, building a program from the bottom up, the realization that you need to have good players and those players need to be developed properly. Most importantly, team is the most important thing. Nothing is above the team for anyone."
Saban will tell you every play has a life and history of its own. So it is for every coach. Bryant and Saban took different paths to the summit of college football.
Bryant landed his first head coaching job at age 31 at Maryland after only six seasons as a collegiate assistant and a stint in the Navy during World War II. Saban, bounced back to the NFL with the Browns after one season there and again to become head coach of the Miami Dolphins after leading the Michigan State and LSU programs. He landed at Alabama in 2007.
All told, Bryant spent 38 seasons as a head coach, while Saban is in his 17th season as a collegiate head coach. Each is a creature of his era, Newsome points out, noting that Bryant's time spanned integration while Saban is coaching in an age when cell phone cameras and social media put players and coaches under constant scrutiny.
"It's different times, but they both became great coaches," Newsome said.
Whether either could succeed in the other's era is a different question.
"There's no doubt in my mind that Bryant would be successful today," Dunnavant said. "Some things he would do differently. One of his strengths was his ability to adapt to the changing times. After all, his approach was dramatically different in the 1940s than it was in the 1970s. But beyond tactics and strategy, somehow he knew how to look into a kid's eyes, relate to him and motivate him. That's leadership, and it's as powerful today as it was 50 years ago.
"If Saban were transported to the '50s, he would be a different sort of coach in some ways facing a whole set of challenges he doesn't face today. But I think he would have been very successful in that age because of his work ethic and his commitment to excellence, which are timeless."
Coaching legacies will be judged by historians and journalists, but also by fans. No one is in better position to compare Bryant and Saban at UA than Tommy Ray, a 64-year-old Huntsville resident who will attend his 500th straight UA football game this weekend. Ray has been present for every one of Saban's games, and began his streak in 1972 in the prime of Bryant's regime.
Ray remembers Bryant as the coach who graced the cover of Time magazine and appeared on Bob Hope's television specials. Saban, of course, has been on the cover of Forbes and commanded countless hours of coverage on ESPN and other outlets.
"Coach Bryant's legacy is embedded in the laurels of college football and in the minds of millions," Ray said. "Unfortunately, individuals from 35 years old or younger can only imagine the impact this man had. ... His stature and reputation was almost larger than life. He found himself the focal point of awe and respect in the presence of presidents, dignitaries and laymen alike.
"Coach Saban's legacy is evolving as we all witness currently. People who follow the University of Alabama football program are watching each and every step of 'the process,' as he would probably label it. ... His reputation is obviously growing with each and every year. He appears to be respected throughout the college football world as a great coach. Time alone will determine his reputation."
Saban has Alabama's program situated as an entrenched national power the same way Bryant had it.
"His program is running right now as well as any in college football," said Tom Osborne, Nebraska's athletics director and a three-time national championship coach. "Nick is a very disciplined guy. I think he approaches each game as critical and he recruits pretty hard. I don't see any sign of him slowing down."
Saban and Bryant also garnered respect from rivals. Phillip Fulmer was recruited by Bryant and played against his teams while at Tennessee, and also coached head-to-head against Saban.
"No one will ever again be able to do what Bryant did," Fulmer said. "He did it for three decades (at Alabama). That won't happen again.
"(Saban) has Alabama where Bryant had them. He is doing the same things. He has won three national championships and may be on the way to a fourth."
With Saban's 61st birthday approaching next week, it is nearly impossible to imagine him reaching Bryant's 323 career victories. But with three crystal trophies already on his resume, matching Bryant's six national championships is within reach. When Saban's legacy is compared to Bryant's, that is the standard by which he will be judged.
"Nick understands he's got to get to six," Newsome said. "Before you get a house on someone's cul-de-sac, you've got to buy the house."
Saban made it clear when he was hired that his task was to add to Alabama's football tradition, not to eclipse it.
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for tradition," he said at his introductory news conference. "I have a tremendous amount of respect for all the people who created that tradition, all the players, the coaches, whether it's Coach Bryant, all the people who worked hard to create that and that have created a legacy for the University of Alabama. That's important and needs to be respected, it needs to be recognized.
"At the same time we need to look forward in terms of what we're going to accomplish here, because even though that says that all those things have been accomplished here and can be accomplished here, we need to go through what we need to do to accomplish them now and in the future in terms of the kind of football players we're able to recruit here, the kind of things we do to show a commitment to having a standard of excellence that's going to help people be champions. I guess that's how I would look at it. I think it's what you do now."
If Saban does catch Bryant, or even truly approaches his legacy at Alabama, it will probably be because he never truly chased the Bear.
"I don't think Nick is trying to be Coach Bryant," Newsome said. "He is focused on his team being the best they can be. I'm biased, but there is no doubt in my mind that Coach Bryant was the best in his era. Nick is going to be thought of as one of the greatest of his time, but his work is not yet done."
In the final analysis, the legacies are less important than the state of the Alabama football program. Bryant built UA into a dominant force in the 1960s and '70s, and Saban has had the Crimson Tide in the national title hunt on a regular basis for the last five years.
"The university," Newsome said, "is fortunate to have had both of them."
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Ten... best Blu-ray movies of 2011
Disc Assessment
Return to Jurassic Park
Best Blu-ray Extra
It's reassuring to note that premium Blu-ray releases seem to be moving away from fluffy EPK extras. Instead, they are coming with supplemental material that's often every bit as enthralling as the movies they support. Getting my vote for the best of the year is Return to Jurassic Park, found on the JP Blu-ray trilogy release. It's a refreshingly candid look back at the making of the three movies, as remembered by the director down, shot in HD and supported by copious archive material. Not quite 65 million years in the making, but close.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Blu-ray Restoration
So impressive is this restoration you'd be forgiven for thinking that Sony Pictures had press-ganged a small army of PoWs to work on it. In point of fact it's actually Grover Crisp and his team at Sony Colorworks who deserve the plaudits. Re-scanned in 4K from the original negative and painstakingly repainted with digital tools, this is David Lean's classic as it's never been seen before: crisp, clean and vibrantly coloured. The audio has also been given a DTS HD MA 5.1 remix, but it's modest in terms of the surround licks, keeping it as close to the original as possible.


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January 20, 2011
District 4 - Oakland
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Sacramento – Continuing the push to rebuild California's infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $1 billion to 107 transportation projects statewide, including $838 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts.
"From one end of the state to the other, transportation projects are providing jobs and improving mobility for people and businesses in California," said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim.
Since its passage, $6.8 billion in Proposition 1B funding has been allocated by Caltrans and the CTC. Highlights of today's funding allocations for District 4 include:
- $32.6 million for a project that will build new auxiliary lanes on U.S. Route 101 between University Avenue and Marsh Lane in San Mateo County.
- $38.8 million for a project that will build new High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes on U.S. Route 101 in Marin County. The northbound lane will extend from State Route 37 to Atherton Avenue. The southbound lane will stretch from Rowland Boulevard to State Route 37.
- $22.8 million for a project that will build new High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes on U.S. Route 101 between Old Redwood Highway and Pepper Lane in Petaluma, Sonoma County.
- $21.4 million for a traffic light synchronization program at various locations in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
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Not for me. Mine isn't until June. You're all invited.
You're also invited to my friend Melanie Lynne Hauser's Booklaunch Party, for the debut of her second novel, Super Mom Saves the World.
It's a chick lit novel, mixed with super heroes and villains. Think Spiderman, if he were a single suburban soccer mom.
I like her books, and like her, and not just because she's having free beer at the party.
If you're in the Chicagoland area on March 7 at 7:00pm, come by and say hello. It's taking place in Glen Ellyn, IL, at The Bookstore. If you can't make it, call them and order a signed book over the phone.
I'll be there. So it's a good place to corner me and ask, "Joe, what's up with the blog lately? Are you on vacation?"
Uh, no. I'm writing back-to-back novels, which isn't as easy as I thought it would be.
I just finished a stand alone horror novel, and now I'm working on Jack Daniels #5 (The book, funny guy. Not the drink.)
So it's been nonstop writing, stopping only to blurb a few friends, do a few speaking events, and occasionally shower. There hasn't been much time for blogging lately.
In April, The Newbie's Guide will resume multiple posts per week.
In the meantime, if you have anything to gripe about, Vent Club is open.
Hope to see some of you at Mel's party. You can also catch me in Homewood, IL on the 18th---I'm doing a library with Marcus Sakey. And in April, I'll be at Sleuthfest.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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Hope y'all had a happy All Saints Day! Here in New Mexico, today and tomorrow are Los Dias de los Muertos—the Days of the Dead. Today we celebrated the presence in our lives of those who've gone before and await us in heaven. Tomorrow (Nov. 2) is the Feast of All Souls, when we commune with our own beloved dead. May all your own families be with you in love today, no matter on which side of the veil.
And for a change of mood….
Got the following message yesterday from a British (and half-Scottish) friend [g]:
Light the Fiery Cross Diana,
An insult beyond bearing has been flung down at the feet of all things red and hairy!
At the Labour Party's annual Scottish Conference yesterday Harriet Harman MP (Dep. Leader of the ousted Labour Party) declared Scottish MP Danny Alexander a "ginger rodent", adding that while she was all for conservation she didn't want to see one in the Highlands again. And this from the former Equality Minister, who has previously been known for being so politically correct that she more usually goes under the name of Harriet Harperson.
Said rodent, Danny Alexander, came back fighting Tweeting "I am proud to be ginger and rodents do valuable work cleaning up the mess others leave behind."
I know, not exactly pistols at dawn is it?
So on behalf of our beloved gingers, I'm inviting you to lead the call to arms. (I would have asked Allan SD, but typically, where's the Big Yin when ye need him? Likely basting himself on a Madeiran beach, probably resembling a smoky bacon crisp by now if I know Scotsmen in the sun.)
Is it to be borne that the English seek to rubbish Scots Pride once more with impunity ... I think not (although it has to be said that Danny Alexander is more usually likened to Beaker from the Muppets and may therfore prefer this comparison)
Jamie wouldn't stand for it ... Claire would have her guts for garters
Light the Fiery Cross and gather the Clans!
Declare yourselves ...The McDowall's are here!
(Here's a link to the full story should anyone be interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-11658228)
Dear Sorcha--
As soon as I get up off the floor, I'll go dig through the woodpile for a couple of suitable sticks. [G] Though as it's Halloween, were I to march down San Antonio Street tonight with a fiery cross, people would likely just applaud and shout "EEEha!", rather than inquiring into the just cause of such an incitement to riot.
As for the Big Yin, he tweeted once to say he'd survived the flight, wasn't so sure about his job--and wouldn't have internet until next week. You're likely right about the beach, though I just went and looked, out of curiosity as to just how warm Madeira _is_ in almost-November. It's 68 degrees F. as of 6 PM today, so probably quite toasty enough for a basking Scot. (It's about that on my back patio in Santa Fe just now at noon; I'm wearing a sweatshirt and calf-high Uggs.)
May I have permission to quote your rallying call to arms on my blog, though? Would hate anyone to miss such eloquence.
Ginger rodents of the world, UNITE!!
And another friend, Ron Wodaski, helpfully supplied this Uncyclopedia page on the subject.


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Colonial Williamsburg monitors and reports internally on the regularly recurring, or operating, revenues and expenses resulting from routine activities in order to assess the financial performance of educational and for-profit activities. It reports in the audited financial statements all revenues and expenses in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to reflect the consolidated financial impact of all activities of the foundation and its subsidiaries. A third reporting format is required by the Internal Revenue Service on Form 990, the annual information return for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the 501(c)(3) entity that is exempt from federal income taxes on most of its activities. The financial results on Form 990 represent the unconsolidated financial results of only this organization; the foundation's taxable subsidiaries—for example, Colonial Williamsburg Company—report their financial results separately on corporate income tax returns.
The operating results reported in the internal report and reflected in the top half of the consolidated income statement and statement of changes in net assets shown in this annual report incorporate: ticket sales; all revenues generated by hospitality and products; unrestricted operating gifts and restricted gifts for operations spent for their intended purpose during the year; the budgeted amount of endowment support provided by our endowment spending policy; and all operating expenses of the foundation and its subsidiaries.
Below the operating deficit line in the annual report, we include non-operating items, such as: the difference between the total return produced by the endowment and the budgeted endowment support; all other gifts and grants—that is to say, pledges, restricted gifts received but not spent, gifts for endowment and capital projects, and gifts of objects; gains on sales of real estate; and the financial statement impact of changes in generally accepted accounting principles. The combination of the operating and non-operating items is reflected as the change in net assets, which is consistent with the audited financial statements.
For 2007, total revenues, including budgeted endowment support, increased $33 million to $225 million, and expenses $24 million to $262 million. The operating loss was $37 million, a $9 million improvement from 2006. Net assets increased $99 million to $1.05 billion, a record. This result reflects non-operating items, including all gifts and pledges for endowment, capital projects, and objects; the difference between the budgeted endowment support and the net total return of the endowment; the gain on the Carter's Grove sale; changes in the value of pension assets and interest rate hedges; and other non-operating items.
The foundation's endowment market value increased to $820 million as of year's end—reflecting a net return of $132 million, or 17.7 percent—which supported operating and routine capital expenses ($58 million), repaid a portion of debt ($40 million), and was reinvested ($34 million) to support the foundation's future activities.
Gifts received, excluding pledges, totaled $41 million, which included $15 million of unrestricted annual support contributed to the Colonial Williamsburg Fund by more than 119,000 donors.
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is the corporate name of the not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational organization begun in 1926 to preserve and restore eighteenth-century Williamsburg, Virginia's capital from 1699 to 1780.
The foundation's activities include historical research, preservation of artifacts and buildings, interpretation of exhibition buildings and historic trades, re-creation of historic events, publication of scholarly and popular works, production of educational DVDs and compact disc recordings, educational outreach—including teacher training, distance-learning programs, curriculum development, and Web sites—and conservation and exhibition of art and antiques.
Support for Colonial Williamsburg's operations comes from such sources as admission fees, contributions, sales of trade products and licensed reproductions, taverns and restaurants, publications, DVDs and compact discs, property rentals, and hospitality and convention services. In accordance with board of trustees policies, support is provided annually from the foundation's endowment for educational and museum programs, as well as Historic Area preservation and restoration.


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Anything that helps your college student study longer and harder is a good thing, right? Not always, it turns out.
At campuses around the country, a growing number of students are abusing prescription ADHD medications. Students turn to the drugs so they can stay awake longer and focus more intently. Many mistakenly believe stimulants will improve their academic performance. Some also use them to get high. But although these drugs are considered safe when taken as prescribed, they can cause health problems and addiction when abused.
ADHD — short for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — is a common childhood disorder that sometimes lasts into adulthood. People with ADHD have problems paying attention, controlling behavior, or curbing hyperactivity. The medications most often used to treat ADHD are stimulants, which when taken as directed can reduce the attention and behavior problems in those with the disorder. Two types of stimulant ADHD drugs are methylphenidate (for example, Ritalin) and amphetamines (for example, Adderall).
People who abuse stimulants may simply swallow pills, or they may snort or inject the contents. Taken improperly or by those without ADHD, stimulants rev up the brain and body. While they can temporarily increase the ability to focus, and reduce the need for sleep, there is no proof they increase grades or performance. To the contrary, abuse of stimulants can lead to a false sense of assurance but reduced academic performance overall.
These effects come at a steep price, however. Stimulants also drive up blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature. At high doses, they can cause a stroke. With repeated use, stimulants can trigger feelings of hostility and paranoia. Plus, lack of sleep and nutrition can lead to health problems of their own. Use and misuse of stimulant medications caused problems that ended in a trip to the emergency room for more than 8,000 college-aged young people in 2010, including several deaths. That is a huge increase compared to 2005.
If taken at doses or by methods other than those prescribed by a health care provider, stimulants can be addictive. People who abuse the drugs for an extended period may have withdrawal symptoms — such as fatigue, depression, and sleep problems — when they stop.
Students don't have to look far to find ADHD drugs. Most get them from a friend or family member who has a prescription. In fact, studies have found that up to 29 percent of students with such prescriptions have been asked to give, sell, or trade their medication.
Just because your child is college age doesn't mean your parenting days are over. Believe it or not, you still have influence. These steps can make a difference:
If your student takes a stimulant for ADHD, discuss it. Talk about the importance of using the medication only as prescribed and not sharing it.
If someone else in the family takes ADHD medication, monitor it. Keep tabs so you'll know if any goes missing.
If you think your student might be abusing ADHD drugs, educate yourself. Watch for these warning signs in your child: going long periods without sleeping or eating, excessive activity, extreme talkativeness, an overly high mood, irritability, nervousness, or dilated pupils.
Set a good example for your adult kids. When opportunities arise to discuss their studies and performance, encourage good study habits and ask about drug use and availability. Communication is key, even when your adult child is in college.


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Miley Cyrus Performs 'We Can't Stop' With Little People [VIDEO]
Miley Cyrus has gone from arguably using African Americans as props in her 'We Can't Stop' videos and performances to using little people for the same purpose. Because they're cute and funny, like twerking teddy bears! Right?
On German TV show 'Schlagg Den Raab,' Cyrus paraded around, slapping one tiny dancer's behind, making fun of a bass player for sticking out his tongue in her trademark sideways fashion and generally had a ton of fun with her pint-sized crew. Maybe she can take some choreography tips from the tiny dancer, too -- that little lady can actually twerk pretty well.


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'Wolverine' Posters Feature Yukio and the Venomous Viper
Good news, Wolverine fans! 20th Century Fox announced a new trailer will be hitting the airwaves tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21) at 6 AM PST. In anticipation of this event, the studio released a couple new posters!
Surprisingly not coming from 'The Wolverine' director James Mangold's active Twitter account, these new posters highlight two of the superhero film's female leads. First up is the butt-kicking Yukio wielding her weapon of the choice. She's followed closely by the deadly villain Viper, but both are getting that Japanese scroll-style look with which Fox endowed the previous Wolverine and Silver Samurai character one-sheets.
'The Wolverine' hits theaters July 26, and from the looks of the first two trailers, we can't yet foresee if it'll be an adrenaline-pumping adventure worthy of the comic book character, or another flop like 'X-Men Origins.' This new adventure sees Logan traversing to modern-day Japan at the behest of one of the men our hero saved years prior. Once there, he'll be pushed to his physical and emotional limits as he faces new and more lethal opponents than he's ever faced before.
See the new 'Wolverine' posters below and check back here Tuesday morning for the brand-new trailer.


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For The First Time Ever You Can Buy A Brand-New Complete '69 Body In Steel. Coming Next: Mustang Fastbacks And More. Go Ahead And Pinch Yourself. This Is For Real.
This is the moment that forever changes the face of street machining. By the time you read this, you'll be able to buy a reproduction '69 Camaro convertible bare body or a complete turnkey car. Hardtops are coming next, and new '67 Mustang fastback bodies are already in the works. It doesn't take much to figure out that the '69 Camaro platform could easily be manufactured as a '67 or '68, or even as a first-gen Firebird. Discussion has already begun on much longer-term projects: '69 Mach 1s and '70 'Cudas, probably in that order. And you thought this day would never come.
We see this as the street-rodification of the musclecar market. In 1969, a '30 Model A was 39 years old, just a bit more antique than a first-gen Camaro is now, but that was when Westcott's Auto Restyling made what might be the first functional fiberglass Model A coupe. By 1972, Westcott's, Gibbon Fiberglass, and Poli-Form were all delivering reproduction roadsters. "If it ain't steel, it ain't real" was born, but so was a legacy that lets virtually any working guy build an all-new street rod today.
The new musclecar bodies represent even deeper prospects. Obviously, they can be used to repair rusted, rolled, or otherwise wasted original cars. Think of the possibility of changing your hardtop into the convertible you always wanted, or of using a four-door '68-'72 Nova as a parts and suspension donor for the Camaro of your dreams. Those of us who want a vintage race car but can't bring ourselves to cut up an original car can now hack at will. And all of you who ask, "Why won't Chevy just make a car that looks like an old Camaro but that has all the modern amenities?" Well, now you can do it yourself. It's now feasible to build a '69 Camaro without a single GM part. That was the gist of the conversation that started it all.
Around the HOT ROD offices, we've spoken for at least a decade about how there are so many reproduction Camaro parts that someone should offer them assembled as a real car. It just took a conversation with the right people to make it happen, and that included Mark Vogt of Classic Industries and Original Equipment Reproduction (OER), Jim Barber of Classic Automotive Restoration Specialists (CARS), and Doug Evans, Group Publisher over HOT ROD. Those guys are all members of the Automotive Restoration Market Organization, a subcouncil of SEMA, and it was after an ARMO meeting at a Barrett-Jackson auction that they bench-raced the idea of new musclecar bodies to the logical conclusion. "We committed that night," Barber told us, "we were going to do it no matter what anyone said."
Barber and Vogt compiled a list of all the reproduction parts available and identified the extra things that would be needed in order to make a complete car from scratch. Most of the available sheetmetal replacements were patch panels that did not extend to the factory seams, so some stampings needed to be altered, and many are laser trimmed. There were also some parts required that had never been available, such as the transition pan that goes over the rear axle, the convertible back seat support and reinforcements, the cowl and A-pillar assembly, the firewall, and a number of small braces. To get those made, the team enlisted Jim Christina, VP of Dynacorn in Oxnard, California, which is the manufacturer of much of the reproduction sheetmetal on the market. You can see the list of its new Camaro parts for this project on the new products page of www.dynacorn.com. Some other components such as window channels, seat frames, and a complete convertible-top mechanism had also not been previously reproduced, but OER committed to manufacture everything needed for an all-new Camaro. The project ran three quarters of a million dollars in tooling.
Some of the new body parts will not be available separately since their installation technique can affect the integrity of the car, and an average shop may not be able to duplicate the required welding procedures. Lots of time has gone into quality control for the bodies. The panels are stamped overseas, but according to Barber, "This is not cheap Taiwanese steel. We had the metallurgy of the original steel analyzed, and the replacements are within 10 percent of the original carbon and alloy content. It's all ANSI 1010 steel." The panels and subassemblies are delivered to CARS in North Carolina, where a new assembly line is being created, and $250,000 has been invested in fixtures and Techna water-cooled spot-welding equipment for quality control. As we write this, the first body is at LORS Machinery in Union, New Jersey, for verification of the special welding tips, heat, and pressure needed to make the joints OE quality or better. Barber told us, "If General Motors put 12 welds in the wheelwells, then the new body will have 12 welds there." The unibodies will also have caulked seams to replicate original assemblies, but the material used will be more modern. As far as compatibility with stock Camaro parts, Barber says, "Our jigs will put the bodies together within a tolerance of 0.020 inch. That's probably better than the originals."
CARS is a DuPont-certified shop, and the initial run of bodies will be cleaned with DuPont Prep-Sol 3919S, then conditioned with Kwik-Prep 244S before being sprayed with DuPont Direct To Metal epoxy primer, 2450S gray or 2580CR light green. This process is DuPont approved for a lifetime warranty against rust and corrosion, and while a dipping process is being researched to save time, it, too, will be guaranteed.
It's those types of details that may help during talks with GM about licensing these bodies. Many of the parts used in the construction are already GM licensed, but the complete body needs to be approved in order for it to be legally called a Camaro, and that was not firm by press time. At worst, the lack of a GM license will require a new name, similar to what Carroll Shelby has required of the kit-roadster industry. Also in the works is SAE approval of CARS as a vehicle manufacturer so that the company may issue a VIN for each body sold, easing the registration process for those building a car from scratch.
How do you get one? The bodies will be assembled by CARS but distributed through existing dealers of Dynacorn, including Classic Industries, so your favorite restoration parts source will likely be able to take orders by the beginning of 2005. CARS has committed not to take any deposits before bodies are on the loading dock ready to ship, so be patient. Also, while the bare bodies will be sold through dealers, CARS will also offer new Camaros as rollers or as complete running cars and will offer special options, such as Detroit Speed & Engineering mini-tub kits installed from the get-go.
The big question: How much are they? The convertible bodies will sell for around $12,000 as bare shells with doors and a decklid but without a front clip. Due to the cost of the roof stamping, the hardtops available early in 2005 will be a few thousand more. That's big coin, but have you tried to buy and repair a real Camaro lately? Also, compare it to the $10,500 Brookville steel '32 Ford roadster or the $22,500 steel Dearborn Deuce coupe and it seems like a bargain. The even bigger surprise is that CARS will offer complete, running-and-driving, painted convertibles in bare-bones trim for around $40,000. We didn't think you'd be able to even buy all the required parts for that. After all, you're paying for every nut, bolt, and wire on the entire car.
So it's still an expensive proposition, but just from a mention in HOT ROD's July issue, 115 people have already committed to purchasing a body. Imagine what will happen when this story gets out. One way or another, it's going to impact the market big time. Will real Camaros drop in price, or will they go up? Will another company jump in with reproduction Mopars before CARS gets to it? And how soon is it before other builders are offering their own custom versions of the car?
One thing we do know: If you hate Camaros, you're screwed.
Hot Rod's Gonna Build One
We were lucky enough to get in on the ground floor of the new Camaro body production, and luckier still that CARS and Classic Industries both offered to let HOT ROD direct the buildup of the very first all-new body to become a complete car in the CARS shop.
Regarding the buildup, all we know for certain right now is that it will include a very exclusive GM Performance Parts crate engine: the all-aluminum Ram Jet ZL1 big-block with EFI that you may recall from our Nov. '02 cover story. GMPP only made 200 of these engines, but there are quite a few still left at select dealers. The ZL1 we will use is the first engine that GM built to use as a reliability validation engine. It will be freshened at GMPP headquarters before delivery to CARS.
For more ideas on the design of the car, we contacted artist and designer Steve Stanford, who heard the vibe and came up with the Camaro ReMix, using all the '69 cues but with some modern touches such as the one-off hood bulge, filled front and rear valances, custom brake-duct openings where the front turn signals and side gills used to be, and Corvette C5 side-marker lights. Coolio? And can you live with the green? Let us know now, because the car will be under way soon. Read about it in future issues of HOT ROD.


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Square blocked temple with small pyramidal tower, Chandpur, Jhansi District
Photographer: Unknown
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1895
Photograph of a square blocked temple with a small pyramidal tower at Chandpur, Jhansi District, part of the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: Indian Museum Series, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1890s. The district of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh was ruled by a succession of dynasties under several different names, the most noted being the Chandella kings who ruled from the 9th to the 12th centuries. The majority of the Hindu and Jain temples that remain date to this period. The area was renamed Jhansi in the 17th century when it rose to power under the Raja Bir Singh Deo of Orchha, who built the fort in 1613 that the city was named after. Historically, Jhansi is often remembered for the young patriotic queen Lakshmi Bai, also known as the Rani of Jhansi, who became a national symbol of resistance to British rule. The small town of Chandpur is now deserted but there are numerous remains of ruined temples.


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I know I should leave but...
Despite the pain, this is a big step and a huge decision. Sometimes you know that you need to leave but there are questions and concerns that stop you from taking the first step. Have you ever said, I know that I should leave but…
He doesn't hit me but...
Reminder: Abuse can be physical, emotional, psychological, financial or sexual. If you are being hurt in any way, you are being abused.
If only he would stop drinking or start taking his medication and everything would be fine. He says he loves me and he is sorry for what he did. He promises to change
Not true. The abuse would continue anyway because of his need to control your life.
Or have you ever thought?
- Staying in this relationship is best for the children, isn't it?
- I don't have a job; I wouldn't even know how to get one
- He has all the money; I only have a small allowance
- I can't afford legal help with divorce or custody issues
- I love him, he's the father of our children, and I don't want anything to happen to him. I just want it to stop.
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- I don't want family, friends or neighbours to find out what's going on.
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Whatever is stopping you from seeking help, consider talking about it with someone trustworthy. You can call us any time at 905-684-8331 for answers to your questions and insights that may put your concerns into perspective.
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2011 Nautilus Book Award — Silver Medal in Religion & Spirituality — Eastern Traditions
In this lovely meditation on ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arranging—Joan Stamm shows us how her twin paths of Buddhist practice and artistic endeavor converge and indeed become thoroughly intertwined.
Stamm's lush, elegant voice weaves childhood memories of her mother's joy at a just-bloomed morning glory with meditations on the symbolic importance of bamboo, of pine, of the lily. She takes us with her on her travels to Japan as she learns the essential principles of ikebana, and lets us join her as she teaches flower arranging to women in a nursing home who, though they won't recall tomorrow the rules of arrangement or even the flowers' names, nonetheless partake in the joy and love that celebrates all living things, however briefly they endure. And, when Joan shows us the natural symmetry of a blossom, we find that we too have regained our balance.
Includes 16 full-color photographs of the author's original ikebana.


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No two languages are the same, so it's critical to learn them according to their unique intricacies. Mango celebrates and highlights the richness of worldwide languages, so whether you're learning Japanese or Icelandic, you'll gain deep insight into the cultural and grammatical nuances that other learning systems tend to ignore.
Each Mango lesson begins with a culturally specific phrase or sentence, breaks it down into smaller pieces, then builds it back up as the lesson progresses. This process helps you learn grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and meaning intuitively. As you progress, you'll discover how these simple pieces combine to form more complex structures, and eventually, conversation.
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Rugby Clubs Gearing Up For Fall Semester
SOCORRO, N.M. August 15, 2012 – New Mexico Tech's Pygmy rugby club will kick off their 38th (or 39th – it seems not many of the players were counting in the 1970s) year of play on a brand new pitch.
|Sports Season Opens With Fair, Initial Meeting
The opening of fall classes signals the renewal of the Tech Sport Club program. Registrations for new and returning clubs are now open with a Friday, Sept. 7, deadline for completed registration papers and budget proposal. Other dates to note are the Sport Club Fair in the Fidel Center lobby on Thursday, August 30, and the first monthly meeting of sport club representatives at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5. The process begins with pickup of sport club registration papers between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at gymnasium offices, where further advice is readily available.
From the NMT Sport Club Handbook:
"A New Mexico Tech Sport Club shall be defined as a group of at least 10 individuals formed with the purpose of pursuing a particular sport or physical activity. A sport club is characterized by regular meetings or practices in which members actively engage in the development of skills and teamwork necessary to engage in competition."
Active clubs in 2011-2012 were baseball, bicycling, caving, climbing, golf, martial arts, paintball, women's rugby, men's rugby, shooting, women's soccer, men's soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, women's volleyball and men's volleyball. Contacts for these clubs can be obtained by contacting sport club coordinator Dave Wheelock at the gym, 835-5854 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
As part of the project to build Tech's newest dormitory got underway this summer, the first item of business was to reconstruct Tech's tired old sports ground, featuring laser leveling, Bermuda sod, and a new and improved irrigation system.
By tradition Tech's rugby men commence formal training sessions at 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday classes resume for both the fall and spring semesters, with additional practices Wednesdays and Thursdays. All interested athletes are encouraged to try their hands. Matches are normally on Saturdays although infrequent multi-team tournaments call the Pygmies away from Socorro for most of a weekend. Including a few open weekends to catch up with studies – or just life – the Pygmies will be at it for 10 weeks this autumn.
Not to be upstaged by a bunch of guys, Tech's rugby Queens, resurrected two years ago after an extended hiatus, will also don their shorts to prepare for a somewhat less busy season. To date, the Queens have only two fixtures on their dance card, but you can be sure other dates will be added soon. The Queens normally adopt a Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday practice regimen. Watch for fliers everywhere for the final schedule.
The Queens will be led by their most senior players, including Lynnae Logan, Jade Horton, and Michaela Rempkowski. The Pygmies call back some mighty ruggers including two Jeremiah Wright Memorial Player of the Year recipients in Isaiah Sanchez and Enrique Koerdell. As in the last 14 years, the Tech rugby program will compete under the guidance of USA Rugby Level 3 coach Dave Wheelock, a 40-year student of the game. Direct inquiries to (575) 835-5854, firstname.lastname@example.com, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Like most people who like free things, I like samples. I know when the people in white will be doling out little paper cups of shrimp scampi, or smoothies, at Costco. When I hit Alfalfa's, in Boulder, I head straight to the sample zones first.
Whole Foods used to be a sample-Mecca for me, but ever since the Boulder Pearl Street location expanded, they have been awfully stingy with freaking everything.
The effect has been unexpected and ridiculous: As they ratcheted down their freebies, I scaled-back my aisle-trolling (that'll show 'em!). No longer does the specter of a Whole Foods visit elicit a giddy, I-could-win-the-lottery sort of anticipation. Instead, it's just another chore, another bright box full of shelves and irritating come-ons.
The place still attracts vendors who sample their own products, fortunately. And I stumbled across a pair of good ones, both from Colorado, last weekend.


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Zoonoses and Public Health
Zoonoses and Public Health
Vol 65(8 Issues in 2018 ) Print ISSN: 1863-1959 Online ISSN: 1863-2378 Impact Factor: 2.688
Zoonoses and Public Health brings together veterinary and human health researchers and policy-makers by providing a venue for publishing integrated and global approaches to zoonoses and public health. The Editors will consider papers that focus on timely collaborative and multi-disciplinary research in zoonoses and public health. This journal provides rapid publication of original papers, reviews, and potential discussion papers embracing this collaborative spirit. Papers should advance the scientific knowledge of the sources, transmission, prevention and control of zoonoses and be authored by scientists with expertise in areas such as microbiology, virology, parasitology and epidemiology.