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1. The Privacy Code of the Canadian Real Estate Association
This office is a member of The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and adheres to and abides by the principles set out in the CREA Privacy Code. All employees and sales representatives associated with this office must sign an acknowledgement that they will comply with the requirements of the code.
2. The Policy Statement
This office only collects personal information necessary to effectively market and sell the property of sellers, to locate, assess and qualify properties for buyersand to otherwise provide professional and competent real estate services to clients and customers.
3. The Person in Charge
The Branch Manager is the privacy compliance officer responsible for privacy compliance in this office. His/her name shall be made available to consumers. The responsibilities of the privacy compliance officer shall include:
(a) establish and update information protection policies;
(b) ensure policies are implemented by other organizations to which data-processing functions are outsourced;
(c) establish criteria for classification of information;
(d) evaluate the accessibility of sensitive information and take corrective action where necessary;
(e) provide education to employees on the importance of information protection;
(f) attempt to resolve consumer privacy complaints to the satisfaction of the consumer.
4. The Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
(a) Only the information necessary to facilitate the real estate transaction orotherwise provide professional and competent service to clients and customerswill be collected;
(b) No personal information shall be collected from an individual without first obtaining the consent of the individual to the collection, use and dissemination of that information;
(c) Express consent (whether oral or written) must alway be obtained except in the following situation. Consent may be implied where the information is not sensitive and where it can be reasonably assumed that the individual would expect the information to be disclosed in this fashion;
(d) Once information is collected, it will be used and disclosed only for the purposes disclosed to the individual;
(e) All representation agreements must include the approved privacy clauses.
5. Disclosure for New Purposes
(a) Anyone using personal information for some new purpose that extends beyond the consent already provided must obtain express consent of the person for that use;
(b) Requests for information by law enforcement officials, lawyers, private investigators or other agents or subpoenas for documents issued by the court must be referred to the (privacy officer/office manager or broker/agent as appropriate)
6. Protecting Information
Information must be protected in a manner commensurate with its sensitivity, value and criticality. This policy applies regardless of the media on which information is stored, the locations where the information is stored, the systems used to process the information, or the processes by which information ishandled.
(a) Collection and Disclosure
Meetings with customers and clients on Bowes & Cocks Limited premises must take place in a place and manner to ensure confidentiality;
Mail and faxes must be routed directly to the intended recipient;
Information should be available to other persons in the office only on a need to know basis;
(b) Storage
Filing cabinets designated by the office manager to contain personal, including sensitive information are to be kept secured at all times;
All personnel have computer passwords. These passwords are confidential and are not to be shared with any unauthorized persons;
(c) Destruction
This office has in place a record retention and destruction policy.
7. Accuracy of Personal Information
To ensure the quality of the information collected:
(a) insofar as possible, personal information should be collected directly from the consumer;
(b) public property information (taxes, assessment data etc.) should be verified;
(c) disclaimers of accuracy in the form approved by the office should always be attached to any disclosure of information.
8. Access to Personal Information(a) Copies of any privacy brochure approved by this office should always be available to the public in the reception area of the office;
(b) The individual set out in section 3as being responsible for the privacy compliance is the person responsible for responding to access request and all such requests will be referred to him or her. All staff and salespersons will co-operate fully with the privacy compliance officer in responding to requests;
(c) On written request and appropriate identification satisfactory to the organization, an individual will be advised of personal information about him / her retained in the firm's records;
(d) Where information cannot be disclosed (for example the information contains reference to other individuals or is subject to solicitor-client privilege) the individual will be given reasons for non-disclosure;
(e) An individual may have appended to a record, any alternative information where the office is of the view that the appended information is, in fact, correct;
(f) A minimal administrative fee may be charged to supply the information.
9. Compliance
(a) Any complaints from an individual concerning the collection, use or disclosure of their personal information or concerning the individual's ability to access their personal information must be referred to the privacy compliance officer, who will attempt to resolve the complaint to the individuals satisfaction;
(b) In the event the complaint cannot be resolved internally to the individual's satisfaction he or she will be advised of there to direct the complaint.
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Home Page Chess Life Online 2014 August FIDE Issues Update From Franc Guadalupe
|FIDE Issues Update From Franc Guadalupe
|By Franc Guadalupe, USCF Executive Director and Zonal President
|August 22, 2013
Here is an update/reminder of some of the issues that could affect some of our players, tournament directors, organizers and affiliates.
Time Controls or, as FIDE calls them, Rate of Play:
For a game to be rated, each player must have the following minimum time in which to complete all the moves, assuming the game lasts 60 moves.
• Where at least one of the players in the tournament has a rating 2200 or higher, each player must have a minimum of 120 minutes.
• Where at least one of the players in the tournament has a rating 1600 or higher, each player must have a minimum of 90 minutes.
• Where all the players in the tournament are rated below 1600, each player must have a minimum of 60 minutes.
The minimum ratings listed above are FIDE ratings. Those time controls are for regular events and not for norm events. That is not normally a problem and most arbiters seem to know this. The biggest problem, however, seems to be the number of moves in the first time control when the game has more than one. Here is the rule on that:
• Where a certain number of moves is specified in the first time control, it shall be 40 moves.
That means that a first time control that is not for 40 moves will disqualify the game from being FIDE rated! So, 30/90, SD/60, for example, will not be rated by FIDE.
In most cases, tournament registration with FIDE is done by our USCF Ratings Officer based on information contained on the TLA. In any event, tournaments (other than norm events) must be registered at least one week before. The USCF office needs an additional three (3) days, for a total of 10 days.
To follow or not to follow the FIDE tournament rules and FIDE Laws of Chess…
Initially, this was to take place effective July 1, 2013. This, however, has been postponed until July 1, 2014. There will be further discussion at the FIDE Congress in Tallinn, October 1-10. Therefore, until June 30, 2014, our tournament organizers and directors may use USCF rules for FIDE-rated events (other than norm tournaments). Make sure, however, that TLAs and all other tournament publicity specifically states that USCF rules will be used. Of course, the minimum time controls listed above still apply. FIDE does recognize time delay so if this causes the 12 hour limit in one day to be exceeded, that is okay.
FIDE tournament rules and Laws of Chess for Norm events:
Norm events must follow the FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE Title Regulations. This has not been postponed until next year. For more details, please read the FIDE Title Regulations effective July 1, 2013, http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=163&view=article
There must be no more than 12 hours of play (scheduled) in one in one day, although delay or increment may cause this to be exceeded, and no more than two rounds shall be played on one day. Without increment, the minimum time is two (2) hours for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game. With increment of at least 30 seconds for each move, the minimum time is 90 minutes for the entire game (apart from the increment).
In any norm tournament the time controls and settings must the same for all players. If increment is used, all players must use increment, if delay is used, all players must use delay.
For GM titles, at least one of the norms shall be achieved in a tournament with one round per day for a minimum of three days.
All norm tournaments must be registered with FIDE at least 30 days prior to the event. Since the registration is submitted by our USCF Ratings Officer, again, we need an additional three (3) days.
For now, the FIDE registration of players has not changed – our Ratings Officer does the registration when the tournament is submitted for rating. However, foreign players participating in FIDE-rated events in the U.S. must have a FIDE ID prior to the start of the event. Those who do not have one must be registered, before the event, by their National Federations.
Are games of our USCF members played in other countries USCF rated?
In 2011, the USCF Executive Board passed a rule that FIDE-rated games played by USCF members in other countries will be USCF-rated for all players whose FIDE rating is at least 2200. One of our volunteers, IA Randy Hough, reviews the crosstables of FIDE-rated events and submits the data to the USCF Ratings Officer. Players rated below 2200 FIDE may elect to have those games rated; however, once the election is made, all the FIDE-rated games, from there on, will also be USCF-rated. Obviously, a player may not "pick and choose" which tournaments will be rated. This election, for players U2200 FIDE, may be made by emailing Walter Brown, USCF Ratings Officer, [email protected] .
Update on the FIDE World Cup…
A record nine U.S. players qualified for this year's World Cup. After four rounds of play only one U.S. player remains: U.S. Champion GM Gata Kamsky. Please follow his progress live on the event's website, http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/
The World Cup is held every two years. There are 128 qualifiers (in order of priority): World Champion + four semi-finalists from the World Cup 2011, Women's World Champion, World Junior U-20 Champions 2011 & 2012, 18 rated players, 92 players from Continental Championships, six FIDE President nominees and four nominees by the organizer of the event.
Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky qualified by rating. In addition, we get five qualifiers from our Zonal Championship (the U.S. Championship in odd-numbered years). Gata won that event but since he had already qualified by rating, the next five at that event also qualified – Ramirez, Onischuk, Holt, Christiansen and Robson. Our Zonal spots are part of the positions given to the Americas. In addition, Continental Championships are now held every year from which four players qualify. Kaidanov and Shabalov qualified from the 2012 Continental Championship.
Of the 92 players from Continental Championships, the Americas share of that is 20. Eight of those 20 spots are reserved for the two Continental Championships (four each) and the other 12 positions are for the Zonal Championships. We have the biggest (and strongest) Zone, in terms of players, in the Americas and our share is five positions. Canada is also a Zone by itself but only has one position at the World Cup. Some smaller countries are combined into one Zone. For example, Zone 2.3 is comprised of the islands in the Caribbean plus Central America (including Mexico, of course), That Zone of 26 countries only gets two positions.
The World Cup is actually part of the World Championship Cycle. The top two players from the World Cup qualify for the 2014 Candidates Tournament. Eight players, in the following order, qualify for the Candidates Tournament: the player who loses the 2013 World Championship Match, top two from the World Cup, top two players from the FIDE Grand Prix Series, top two players by rating and a nominee of the organizer. Of course, whenever a player is already eligible but subsequently qualifies, the spot goes to the next player, e.g., if the player who loses the World Championship Match is also among the top two in the World Cup, the third player at that event qualifies. The winner of the Candidates Tournament becomes the challenger to the World Champion.


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Tube Tweeting: How to Use Twitter When Watching TV
Feb 23, 2012 5:00 AM PT
If you think of some of the more recent significant developments in television viewing, you'll probably come up with a list that includes the digital video recorder (DVR), which provides easy time-shifting without lossy tape; the flat-screen, high-definition television, which provides high-quality images as well as space-saving and eco-advantages over the bulky old cathode ray tube; and rampant cord-cutting, wherein viewers ditch traditional cable in favor of programming that's now delivered a la carte through the Internet.
Now add real-time contextual commentary from millions of your fellow viewers spewing forth onto the devices taking over your coffee table. Those would be your second, third and forth screens -- laptop, tablet and phone.
If you haven't tried it yet, combining Twitter with live television is fun and addictively engaging.
'Roxy Need to Get Her Roots Done BAD'
As Steph Flood, Anthony Roche, Lizzie Keane and others tweeted during a recent "Eastenders" soap broadcast that I watched on BBC, blonde character Roxy (played by Rita Simons) needs to get her roots done. BAD. According to many viewers tweeting in real-time during her appearance on the show, her roots were looking a bit of a mess and she needed to "slap some dye on them," as one correspondent put it.
The often hilarious stream of banter flows from the Twitter servers with popular shows generating multiple tweets per second, throughout the broadcast. A lot of it's negative and childish, but some is often intelligent and amusing, and in the same way office banter brightens the day, it's a highly enjoyable social experience.
Tuning In
Browse to the Twitter website on a PC or other device and open an account if you haven't already got one. The process requires completion of three fields: Name, e-mail and password.
If you're unfamiliar with Twitter, a teaching wizard will run you through some of the basics like following users, browsing categories and finding people you know. Don't worry too much about this stuff for now.
The Hows of #Hashtags
Click on the "#Discover" tab and enter a #hashtag. A hashtag is a commonly agreed-upon term for organizing tweets on like subjects. Use the name of the television show you'd like to follow -- for example, #xfactor, #gossipgirl or #glee.
Generally, grammatical articles like "the" are used, unlike when entering a search term in Google. You may have to try a few permutations until you find the correct hashtag. For example, CW daytime self-improvement series" Dr. Drew's Lifechangers" hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky uses #lifechangers, whereas Pinsky's HLN talk show uses #Drdrew. There can be overlap too.
Staying on Top
Click on the "Update" or "Pull Down to Refresh" function within Twitter to see the TV tweets updated in real time during the show as it's broadcast.
The Art of RetweetingSelect "Retweet" on tweets you find particularly inspiring or amusing to share them with your followers. For example, Twitter user Joose Lovelady, who was tweeting about a Lifechanger guest recently, thinks the guest is an "olda hoodrat."
Clicking "Retweet" would have passed this inspired opinion onto your followers in case they missed it -- and you can all have a good laugh. You can also add your own comments including the hashtag, which will dump your comment into the stream. Your followers will see your comments in any case. They can also contribute to the stream.
Social Implications
Twittering while watching TV is essentially bringing the next-day water cooler discussion into real time. A Twitter user search can pull up celebrities, taste-makers, politicians and so on, including their opinions. TV shows, including news, debates and events, can inspire dialog that can take place immediately amongst many people, including peers.
Plus, media executives like TV producers can quickly get an idea of audience attention and opinion -- and get Rita Simons that bottle of hair die before the audience switches off in disgust.
Want to Ask a Tech Question?
Is there a piece of tech you'd like to know how to operate properly? Is there a gadget that's got you confounded? Please send your tech questions to me, and I'll try to answer as many as possible in this column.
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Oklahotna's Call:
A Bridge Resource
Family Guide
Adapted from AdoptUSKids' Answering the Call: Family Pocket Guide
Name: ------------------------------------------------
Address: _
Phone: -----------------------------------------------
Photo of you and/or
Date you started the joumey: _
Welcome to the OKDHSAnswering the Call Process
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Bridge Resource Family to foster or adopt a child in need. We are very pleased that
you are interested in working with us. Because we are seeking both foster and adoptive parents, we call all of our parents "Bridge
Resource Parents," as they may serve in a variety of capacities to provide parenting resources to children and bridge the connections
to their families.
The children for whom the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) is responsible have been removed from
their own families due to abuse or neglect. Bridge Resource Families provide these children an out-of-home placement within a
family environment. Bridge Resource Families work closely with OKDHS and the child's family to correct the circumstances that
led to the child's removal. The goal is to return the child to his or her own home, if possible.
Bridge Resource Families help reunify children with their families to maintain important connections, assist with
transitions for children who cannot return to their own home, and may provide a permanent home for the child. The
children in need of homes are typically school-aged, part of a sibling group needing to be placed together, and may have some
physical, emotional, and/or developmental needs. Because we are entrusted with the care of these special children, it is with
gratitude and humility that we seek to partner with you, our strongest resource for our agency. We believe many Oklahoma families
are already strong and up to this task and your role is helping many more Oklahoma families become even stronger.
There is no doubt that fostering and adopting children who are in our child welfare system is hard work and very
challenging. There is a lot you will have to do to prepare for this challenge and the many rewards that will come as a result. You
may think of this as a life-changing journey. The OKDHS Answering Oklahoma's Call:A Bridge Resource Family Guide was
developed to help record your questions, log your progress, and keep important contact information along the way.
This is your guide for the journey. So write your name on the first page and the names of your important contact people on page
three. This may be your assigned child welfare worker, orientation coordinator, and/ or other important people who you will want
to remember and be able to call. Please be aware that the steps in this journey take time and we appreciate your patience in working
with us.
On page six you will see the seven basic steps of this journey. There is a brief description of each with space for you to write
in the questions you want to ask and the answers you receive. You may wonder why there is so much information to gather and
questions to be asked in this process. It is because OKDHS is required by law to assure that foster and adoptive children will be
safe and well-cared for in their new homes. And, we can serve you better once we get to know you and understand your ideas,
preferences, and unique characteristics.
After reviewing this guide we invite you to visit our website at http://www.okbridgefamilies.com/ . You will be contacted
within seven working days for follow-up. Again, we sincerely appreciate your interest in helping Oklahoma children and their
Howard H. Hendrick
Director of Human Services
Key Contacts:
Name: _
Position: ---------------------------------------------------------
Location: ---------------------------------------------------------
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Email: _
Name: _
Position: _
Location: _
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Email: _
Name: _
Position: _
Location: ---------------------------------------------------------
Phone#: Fax#: _
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Email: _
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What Basic Qualifications Do I Need
to Cioon this Journey?
Following are some of the characteristics necessary to be a good resource parent:
• Stability
• Maturity
• Commitment to maintaining children's connections to kin and culture
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Sense of humor
• Enjoys children and is an advocate for them
• Team player willing to work with your child welfare worker, the child's parents, and community services
Prospective resource parents must complete an assessment and approval process that requires:
• The ability to love, understand, care for, and accept a child to whom they did not give birth.
• An age requirement of at least 21 years of age and preferably no more than 55 years older than the child
considered for placement.
• Applicants may be married, single, legally separated, or divorced.
• Good physical condition and mental health to provide for the needs of the child.
• Sufficient income to meet current expenses.
• Sufficient beds and bedroom space for additional children.
• Criminal record and child welfare history check at local, state, federal levels including finger printing
• The assurance that no household member has a prior conviction of any sexual offense.
• Have a working vehicle and a telephone.
• Be a legal resident.
• Confidentiality agreement.
• Attend and complete 27 hours of pre-service training.
FYI4' See pages 22 and 23 for answers to other frequently asked questions
The Seven Step Journey
First Contact
(mark when completed)
Initial Orientation
Application Process
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Step 1: First Contact
What is it?
Yes D No D
This is when you, the prospective resource applicant, contact OKDHS to get information about becoming
a foster or adoptive (Bridge) home. Or, perhaps you spoke to a child welfare worker directly and are
serious about wanting to get more information.
What do I have to do during this step?
As a result of your initial contact, you need to decide whether or not you want to find out more about this
journey. You should attend an orientation/"let's get acquainted" meeting.
Do you want to continue on the journey?
IfNo ...
There are many other ways to help children in need in Oklahoma, please contact us at
__________ , or contact our Volunteer Coordinator at _
~DoaIttealkoefditnoi:tial contact: ----------------------------- _
PhoneNumber: _
Date and time of orientation meeting: _
Location: _
You may also want to consider our "Top 10 Things You Can Do for a Foster Child" list on page 24.
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Step 2: Initial Orientation
What is it?
This is an orientation meeting which occurs occasionally. The meeting includes a Bridge Resource
Applicant Orientation DVD (also available online at:
www.okbridgefamilies.com/trainingcontent/139 en audiolindex.php) where you will be given a good
basic understanding of:
1. Who the children are
2. The role and responsibilities of resource parents
3. The process you will go through
4. The next steps you will take on the journey
What do I do during this step?
1. Have an open heart and mind
2. Ask questions and listen carefully to what is being presented
3. Prepare to ask any questions you might have thought of before the meeting
4. Take notes on things like:
a. What you will need to do to be approved as a resource parent
b. Who your important contacts are
c. When the next meetings will happen
During this orientation you may hear for the first time the real challenges of fostering/ adopting. Things
such as:
• These children have had a tough journey of their own
• The importance of their parent(s) and sibling(s) to them
• Growing to care for the children and having to say good-bye to them when they return home
• The length of the process
At this point in the journey, your emotions may come to the surface. Don't be afraid to ask questions and
be prepared to open your heart and mind to what is being said. You don't have to make any major
decisions right now. -The only decision you need to make is whether or not you want to continue the
journey to Step 3: the Application Process.
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Step 3: Application Process
Note: County officeswill differ as to when thry askyou tofill out an application.
What is it?
This is where you, as a prospective resource parent, complete the application and you and your assigned
child welfare worker go over it carefully to ensure everything is correct.
Each applicant's file generally includes reference letters from people who know your family well, medical
records, family financial history, and criminal record checks, along with other information. Background
checks are completed by providing information to OKDHS and signing and dating the (~quest for
Background Check" form. At this point in time, you will also receive fingerprinting cards and can start the
fingerprint process as well.
What do I do during this step?
Applicants for foster care or adoption are responsible to:
1. Be open and honest in filling out the applications, during the personal interviews, etc.
2. Supply the necessary information completely and accurately and as fast as possible.
3. Cooperate with the criminal background checks.
4. Ask for help if you don't understand something. It's better to take a little longer to fill out the
application correctly.
FYI Refer to the back of this guide for a Resource Parent Checklist
to use during the application process.
"'Wemake a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. "
- Sir Winston Churchill
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Step 4: Pre-Service Training
What is it?
This is a training program that prepares you to address the challenges of caring for children in the child welfare
system. The classroom-based training takes nine 3-hour sessions totaling 27 hours to complete. Homework
assignments are given and completed outside of class. (Check your local county office for more details on training
Sessions are designed to:
1. Prepare you for fostering/adopting
2. Create a basis for teamwork between you, OKDHS, and the child's family
3. Challenge you to grow and develop as a resource parent
4. Help you consider:
- Is fostering/adopting for me?
- Am I able to parent a child who has been neglected and/ or abused?
- What type of skills do I need?
- How can I successfully parent a child born to someone else?
- What skills do I currently possess?
- Would I be interested in parenting a teenager?
- Could I parent a child with special needs?
- Would I be available to care for children in sibling groups?
What happens during this step and what is my part?
1. Make the commitment to attend and actively participate in the training sessions.
2. Give careful consideration to the information presented.
3. Come prepared to ask questions.
4. Devote time to consider the full impact of fostering and/ or adoption on your family.
5. Gain the necessary information to make a personal decision about whether to continue the process.
6. Gain knowledge of what type of child you can best parent.
7. Be sure to save and provide your child welfare worker with copies of training certificates of completion.
During this step, you will likely have made new friends with other prospective parents, staff, and experienced
resource parents. You will start to see yourself as part of an enthusiastic, hard working, and competent team. You
are not in this by yourself1!
Date, time, and location for my pre-service training: _
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Step 5: Resource Family Assessment and Homestudy
What is it?
This is the time that your child welfare worker or a contractor meets with you in your home to talk about your
personal history, family relationships, reasons for wanting to foster or adopt, and about the supports you have
available to you. They will determine whether your home is safe and has sufficient space for a foster or adopted
child. This process is known as the Resource FamilY Assessment Homesturfy. The point of this step is to help you and
OKDHS make the best possible decisions about whether placement of a child in your home will or will not work
and to determine the characteristics of the children who you are most able to parent.
What do I have to do during this step?
Applicants for foster care or adoption are responsible to:
1. Get agreement among the members of your household to proceed with the process.
2. Review and sign the "Notice of Bridge ResourceApplicants" form.
3. Cooperate with the homestudy process, whether completed by OKDHS or a contractor, and the home
visitation process. It is very helpful to have your documents and records available for review:
immunizations, auto insurance, copies of driver's licenses, copies of current pay stubs, Certificate of Degree
of Indian Blood (CDIB)card and enrollment card, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, pet vaccinations, ete.
4. Plan for at least three visits for this step of the process to be able to complete interviews, collect missing
information, and review the completed home assessment packet.
5. Schedule a medical exam for your doctor to complete the 'Medical Examination Report. "
6. Provide the name/contact information of at least one person/ family who would be an alternative or respite
caregiver for children placed in your home. Also, provide the name/contact information of at least one
person who can be the permanent custodian. (If you are not able to care for the child sometime in the
future the permanent custodian can step in to provide care.)
7. Ensure that all necessary information is supplied completely and accurately.
8. If you have not met with experienced foster/adoptive parents, now is a good time to do this.
9. Agree to maintain confidentiality about the child, his/her family, and to provide nurturing, safe, and
affectionate care for the child.
Don't be afraid to ask for the help you need to be qualified. You can even ask to delay this step if you feel you or
members of your household are not yet ready.
If you discover that you are not ready or are not able to be approved for fostering or adoption, please consider
helping by serving in other roles. You have valuable abilities that can be put to work for children. Consider
performing work as a community volunteer, respite worker, office assistant, tutor, mentor to teens, babysitter
and/ or assistant recruiter. Discuss these options and others you may think of with your child welfare worker.
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Step 6: Approval
2. You may be concerned about what has been put in the record about you and your household.
3. Now is a good time to contact your local foster/adoptive parent group or association and attend a
What is it?
This is a time of waiting for you. You may be waiting for your child welfare worker or others within
OKDHS to complete your background checks and review the various pieces of information you provided.
The agency will have to complete a written assessment of the homestudy and other approval! contractual
paperwork. All of this takes time. During this step of the journey, try to be patient. Agree to maintain
confidentiality about the child and his/her family, and to provide nurturing, safe, and affectionate care for
the child.
During this step of your journey try to be patient:
1. You may be having a hard time understanding why it takes so long to complete the paperwork.
You will be asked to review a copy of your homestudy so you can look it over and correct any inaccuracies.
This is also a great time to complete further reading of your materials or do some networking with other
resource parents. Don't be afraid to use OKDHS to answer questions and help solve problems during this
1. Review and sign the "Verification of
OKDHS rules" form
1. Review and sign the "Verification of
OKDHS rules" form
If you are approved to provide foster care: If you are approved to adopt:
2. Receive a Resource Parent Handbook 2. Receive a copy of the Adoption Process Tip
3. Review and sign the "Notice of Grievance Jor
Foster Parents" form 3. Receive a copy of your home assessment
4. Sign the "Out of Home Care Fixed Rate
Regular Foster Care Contract"
4. Receive a Post-Adoptive Parent Toolkit
5. Receive a copy of your home assessment
If you are denied or decide to withdraw from the process:
You will receive a letter explaining the reason for denial. Please contact OKDHS for additional questions
and concerns you may have or for the possibility of working with us in another capacity or as a volunteer.
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1. Make sure you have the necessary information to make an informed decision about placement.
Step 7: Placement
What is it?
If you've been approved and are ready to proceed to the next step in this journey - you have arrived at
placement. Congratulations! Thank you for your patience and hard work. This is where you and OKDHS
work to assure the right match between you and a particular child's or sibling group's needs. Requirements
will differ at this stage, depending on whether a child is placed with you for foster care or adoption.
What do I have to do during this step?
As approved resource parents you have the responsibility to the child, the child's parents, and OKDHS to:
2. Provide a safe, nurturing, stable environment for the child including caring for them as you would
for a biological child.
3. Assure that religious training appropriate to the child's denomination be respected.
4. Assure that the emotional, medical, dental, and educational needs of the child are met.
5. Report any changes related to the child's care and/ or your family's composition to your child
welfare worker.
6. Promote physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth and development of each child.
7. Maintain confidentiality.
8. Cooperate with OKDHS, especially in any treatment planning for the child.
9. Respect the feelings of the foster child for their family.
10. Participate and help develop the child's visitation plan with his/her parents, siblings or others, when
ourne uestions and Notes:
Thanb you for tabing this life changing journey!
Once a child or sibling group has been placed with you another new journey begins. You may be working
with a different child welfare worker and/or team. As you care for these children you will also be
attending continual in-service training (12 hours) on an on-going basis to provide you with regular
resources over time. We encourage you to continue your learning by attending this additional training,
working with other resource parents, and your child welfare team.
Someday we hope you will become a trainer or guide for other new resource parents.
Wishing you much success!
Frequently Asbed Questions
Is there financial help available for resource families?
Yes, foster parents are given an amount each month to defray the cost for caring for each child they foster.
Check with OKDHS for the current rates on the monthly stipend standards for foster parents.
Children with special needs who have been adopted from OKDHS may be eligible for medical and/or
financial post-adoption assistance, which is paid to the adopting family. OKDHS has its own eligibility
requirements and the amount of support will vary. It is important to ask OKDHS for information about
medical and financial subsidies available for the specific child or children you are considering for adoption.
Does the child have medical insurance?
Yes, each child has coverage through Medicaid-SoonerCare for foster care children in the custody of
OI<DHS. Many children adopted from the custody of OI<DHS are eligible for medical insurance through
Oklahoma's Medicaid (SoonerCare) program.
What is the minimum income requirement to be eligible to foster and/ or adopt a child or
It is necessary for the resource parents to have sufficient income to support their current family's needs,
before adding additional children to their family. OI<DHS can answer specific income questions you have
about your family's ability to provide for a resource child.
Is home ownership a requirement?
No, you can rent or own an apartment, single-family dwelling or condominium. OI<DHS does have
certain requirements about the space you have available for a foster or adopted child.
If I live in a rural area or have a good reason for not being able to attend the pre-service training,
can I still foster or adopt?
If there are special circumstances make sure you talk with us. We will try to accommodate you as best as
we can.
Frequently Asbed Questions
Can I work outside of my home?
Yes, provided that your work will not make caring for children too difficult. The plan is guided by the
needs of the child. Child care help may also be available from OKDHS. Be sure to check with us in
advance to work out the details before a child is placed needing child care.
Is there a limit to the number of children in my home?
Yes. The maximum number of children allowed is six (6) including all children residing in the household,
but not more than five (5) foster children at anyone time. Oklahoma has different requirements for
adoption versus foster care; however OKDHS can guide you through the details.
Can single parents adopt?
Yes, adoption by single parents is permissible and supported.
Can I be a resource parent if I already have a child or children?
Yes, you can. Families who have experience parenting are a great support for waiting children. Some
families may even adopt children while their biological children are still in the home. Many families who
have grown children become resource parents, most often for an older child or sibling group.
Are there health requirements for resource parents?
OKDHS does require physical examinations from a doctor for the applicants and adults in the household.
However, this does not mean that you and/or your family members have to be in perfect physical
condition to qualify.
Does a recent marriage, divorce, birth of a child, or other major change in the family affect the
application process?
Yes. Any major life change will be assessed on an individual basis. Sometimes a brief wait is encouraged.
Families need stability before considering the addition of a child to their family.
Adapted from the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families, AdoptUsKids, and the Bridge Resource FamilY Pamphlet from the Oklahoma
Department of Human Services.
Top 10 Things You Can
Do for a Foster Child
10. Pray for the children in foster care and their families.
9. Collect birthday gifts for the foster children
in your community.
8. Have a baby shower to collect baby essentials.
7. Donate luggage for foster children in transition.
6. Collect school supplies.
5. Mentor a foster child.
4. Be an alternate caregiver for a foster family.
3. Contact your local OIillHS foster care specialist
about specific needs in your community.
2 Host foster children's visits with their
birth families at your facility.
1. Become a foster parent.
To participate in the Top 10, go to www.faithlinksok.org
Appointment Days and Times
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Names and Phone Numbers:
My Resource Parent Application Checblist:
o Resource Family Reference Letter for each Employer (Form 04AF011E)
o Resource Family Assessment Reference Letter for Mental Health Professionals (if
applicable). (Form 04AF013E)
o House Assessment (Form 04AF004E)
o Names/ contact information Resource Family Reference Letter for Adult Children (if
applicable). (Form 04AF015E)
o Resource Family Reference Letter for School Personnel (if applicable), (Form 04AF014E),
or Resource Family Reference Letter for Home Schooling (if applicable) (Form
o Resource Family Personal Reference Letter (Form 04AF016E)
o Resource Family Assessment Application (Form 04AF001E)
o Medical Examination Report (Form 04AF008E)
o Resource Family Financial Assessment (Form 04AF010E)
o Written verification of employment
o Family Health History (Form 04AF017E)
o Records Check (child welfare history and criminal records check on family members)
(Form 04AF007E)
o Child's Needs Information List (Form 04AF018E)'
o Child's Mental Health Reference Letter (Form 04AF012E)
o Certificate of Release of Discharge from Active Military Duty (if applicable)
(DD Form 214)
o Child's Needs Information List (Form 04AF018E),
o Certificate of Release of Discharge from Active Military Duty (if applicable)
(DD Form 214)
o Alternate Caregiver Reference Letter (Form 04AF026E)
o Notice to Adoptive Parent Applicant(s) (Form 04AN009E)
o Written Plan of Compliance (Form 04AF023E)
o Verification of Receipt ofOKDHS Rules (Form 04AF021E)
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o Notice to Foster Parent Applicant(s) (Form 04FC003E)
o Letter to Verify Tribal Membership of Resource Family Applicants (Form
o Child's Questionnaire, optional (Form 04AF019E)
o Family /Parent Questionnaire, optional (Form 04AF020E)
o Trainer's worksheet from OKPRIDE classes
o Copy of any previous home assessments or evaluations if this is not your first application
or you have applied with another state or agency
o Verification of income (which may include copies of paycheck stub(s) for the head of the
household and spouse).
o Family network diagram, genogram, and/or eco-map (completed during home assessment)
o Copy of all divorce decrees (if applicable)
o Copy of current marriage license (if applicable)
o Copy of legal separation document (if applicable)
o Statement of health from physician for each child in family (if applicable)
o Immunization records for each child in family (if applicable)
o Copy of Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card (if applicable)
o Copy of Tribal Membership card or Tribal enrollment (if applicable)
o Copy of automobile insurance verification
o Copy of social security card for each applicant (parent)
o Copy of driver's license for each applicant (parent)
o Copy of current pet vaccination record (if applicable)
Rabies vaccinations must be administered by a licensed veterinarian
Funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Health and
Human Services, Administrationfor Children and Families, Children's Bureau,
Grant # 90C01033.
OKDHS Pub. No. 11-17 Issued 4/2011
This publication is authorized by the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services in accordance with state and federal regulations and printed by the
Oklahoma Department of Human Services at a cost of $5,022.40 for15,695 copies. Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse
of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. OKDHS offices may request copies on ADM-9 (23AM009E) electronic supply orders. Members of the public
may obtain copies by contacting OKDHS Design Services at 1-877-283-4113 (toll free), by faxing an order to (405) 962-1740, or by downloading a
copy at www.okdhs.org/publlcations ..
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Two Boulder scientists have published an analysis of leading climate models that indicates those predicting a greater rise in global temperatures are likely to be more accurate than those showing a lesser increase.
National Center for Atmospheric Research scientists John Fasullo and Kevin Trenberth analyzed the accuracy of sophisticated climate models to measure relative humidity in the tropics and subtropics. The study appears in this week's issue of Science.
According to a news release issued by NCAR on Thursday, complex moisture processes such as relative humidity and associated cloud activity have a significant impact on global climate. Because cloud activity is difficult to measure via satellite, the study focused on how accurately climate models measured relative humidity in the subtopics during the dry season.
Using the May-through-August season, which brings clear skies to the southern subtropics — allowing for more heat from the sun during the day as well as more heat to escape Earth's atmosphere by night — as a proxy for climate change, Trenberth said, the study evaluated each model's accuracy. The study found that those models that predicted less warming due to greenhouse gases in the future were also the least accurate when it came to measuring relative humidity in those zones, leading the authors to conclude they would be less reliable moving forward.
"They don't satisfy this metric," Trenberth said. "They don't have the right characteristics of humidity and clouds and their variation for the seasonal cycle, so we can rule those models out."
The benchmark for comparing climate model projections is called equilibrium climate sensitivity, according to NCAR. It dictates how much warmer the Earth will be once the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches double its pre-industrial levels, which is expected to occur before the year 2100, according to NCAR.
Of 16 major climate models analyzed in the study, all of which were used for 2007-08 assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that value averaged an increase of around 5 degrees Fahrenheit, but went as low as 3 degrees warmer and as high as 8 degrees warmer.
Based on the relative humidity metric, those models predicting a 7-degree increase and above appear to be the most accurate, according to the study.
Trenberth emphasized the study focuses on one aspect of global climate modeling that must be assessed to ensure accuracy. He noted there are many other elements of the global climate that must be captured by the models to make sure they are providing the best picture of climate change, and he and his colleagues will be busy assessing those in coming years.
"This study does not pin it down," he said. "This is just one aspect of things that models need to get right, and if they get it wrong then we don't have confidence in them."
For Trenberth, the importance of having accurate climate projections has been embodied this year by events such as superstorm Sandy, the summer heat wave across the U.S. and the record Colorado wildfire season.
"This relates to the magnitude of the problem that we are facing moving into the future," he said. "If we were at the low end (of temperature increase), then maybe we could go with the flow. We're suggesting here, then, that climate change is apt to be much more disruptive, and maybe we are seeing some aspects of that already.
"We need to worry about these more as we go into the future, which means consideration about what to do about it terms of slowing it down and planning for the consequences."


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The Sempsrott/ Sempsroth family has been traced back as far as Hartman Samesroot born before 1630 in Samen in Northern Germany not far from Kampsheide, Hanover, Prussia, Germany. Other areas of the Kingdom of Hanover associated with the Sempsroth/ Sempsrott family are Asendorf, Brebber, Essen, Graue, Haendorf, Kampsheide, Kuhlenkamp. The family moved around Germany but basically stayed in the northern parts. In 1842, brothers Frederich Albert and Johan Heinrich left Hanover to emigrate to the United States. The accepted story within the family is that they were stowaways at their mother's request to avoid conscription into the German army. This may be true as no immigration records have surfaced for the brothers.
According to the story, the brothers arrived in Cincinnatti, Ohio. It may have been there that Frederich met and married Anna Margaret Steinforth about 1846 in Cincinnatti. The couple and their children turned to farming to make a living. They lived in Ripley, Adams, Indiana for a while where several of their children were born. Charles was born in Indiana in 1857, Henry was born in Cincinnati, in 1860 and Carrie was born in 1861 in Indiana. Lizzie's birth in Jasper County, Illinois in 1863 along with the draft registration for Fily Sampsroth on 13 Sep 1863 helps to pinpoint when they made their way to Jasper County, Illinois.[i]
In 1880 Charles Sempsrott is shown to be farming 80 acres of tillable land and also having 80 acres of woodland. The value of the farm including land and buildings was $2500.00 and the value of the farm equipment was $50.00 including livery. The livestock was valued at $130.00. The estimated value of the farm products sold in 1879 was $200.00 and at the time the Sempsrotts owned two horses. They also owned 4 pigs and six chickens. It appears from the record that Charles was renting the land from James Johnson. Crops being grown in 1880 include Indian corn, irish potatoes, and fifteen apple trees yielding fifteen bushels of apples worth $5.00. Charles also sold fifteen cords of wood from his land which produced an income of $30.00.[ii]
In 1910 Charles was still farming in Hunt, Jasper, Illinois with his son Fred A Sempsrott but now Charles owned the farm and Fred was renting from him.[iii]
In 1920 Charles was still farming along with his sons Glenneth and Cleo.[iv]
Although, with time, some of the family moved on, the name Sempsrott can still be found in the Robinson Illinois city directory. Robinson is in Crawford County, just next to Jasper County.
[i] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 4.
[ii] Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Willow Hill, Jasper, Illinois; Archive Collection Number: T1133; Roll: 41; Page: 25; Line: 02; Schedule Type: Agriculture.
[iii] Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Hunt, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: T624_293; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0082; ; FHL microfilm: 1374306.
[iv] Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Hunt, Jasper, Illinois; Roll: T625_372; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 340.


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Earth Day Local Clean-up
An Earth Day Clean-up is happening this Saturday April 21st in Texarkana, Texas.Students from Texas A&M-Texarkana, and Texarkana College will lead a clean-up event from 9 to 11 a.m. and volunteers are needed. The focus of the clean-up will be the area near Central Mall and the new Texarkana, Texas Convention Center.
Volunteers are asked to meet at the corner of Cowhorn Creek and Kennedy Lane in the Central Mall parking lot prior to the 9 a.m. kickoff.


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One of the first things you'll need to do as a new teacher is set up all of your teacher-related binders, or whatever system you choose to use for all of your important information. Personally, I like 3-ring binders, but if you prefer to use a filing cabinet or something else, that can obviously work, too.
In this post, I'll explain how I organize all of my lesson plans, student info and data, parent communication, meetings and professional development, and a whole bunch of other crap you'll have to keep track of throughout the year. I'm also including the designs I've come up with for my stuff, which you can feel free to use for your own purposes. So, FREEBIES! 🙂
At my school, we are supposed to keep a "Teacher Tools" binder that includes several sections, including lesson plans, student data, meetings and trainings, and a few other things. Now, if I were to put ALLLLL of that stuff in this one binder, that thing would have to be 4 or 5 inches thick. So, I asked my administrators if I could have separate, smaller binders for some of this stuff, and they were totally cool with it. If your school or team has a system in place that doesn't work great for you, don't be afraid to ask if you can make adjustments. You want to use organizational tools that help YOU be a productive teacher.
Here's a breakdown of the different Binders I keep:
– Teacher Master Notebook
– Student Data
– Student/Parent Contact Log (including Student Interventions)
– Meetings and Professional Development
– Substitute Binder
Teacher Master Notebook
This is probably the most important and most-used of all of my teacher supplies/tools. Everything that I may need on a daily or regular basis, I keep in this one notebook so that I only have to carry one thing home and back every night. In this notebook, I have the following sections:
– Calendar/Planner – I have a separate planner that I use, but if you don't want to carry around something extra, you can just keep calendar pages at the front of your Master Notebook. I've been using Blue Sky planners for years and love them. I like the full-size one, with a monthly layout, so that I can map out my lessons and still have room to keep track of my meetings and conferences, too. I also used to have a smaller version that I would carry in my purse for personal use, but cross-referencing the two became more of a chore than anything, so now I just use the one.
– General Information – Stuff like the District School Calendar, the school Bell Schedule, school-wide policies like Dress Code and Tardies, emergency procedures, and other pertinent information.
– Lessons/Plans – This is my most-used and most-referenced section, and this is what our administrators or the District will be looking for if/when they come in to my classroom for an observation. My current day's lesson plan is supposed to be open on my desk at all times. This is to ensure that I'm sticking to my lesson and that I know exactly what I'm supposed to be doing that day. I actually do reference my lesson plans fairly frequently, so this is a mandate that I don't really mind, but I can totally see why some more experienced teachers find this to be a hassle.
Anyway. The first page in this section is my Order of Instruction, which is basically a list of all of my units/topics divided in to the four quarters. Next, I have the World History Blueprint, which is a detailed layout provided by the District that includes all of the standards for each unit, relevant vocabulary, sample essential questions and activities, and even some online references like videos and Web Quests. This is extremely useful for new teachers, and I hope that your District or County has something similar in place. It is so easy for me to lesson plan using this Blueprint as a reference, but it is also just a starting point that I can tweak to my liking.
Example Pages of my District World History Blueprint
Next, I have my Emergency Lesson Plans and Master Copies for each Emergency Day. That way, as I use an Emergency Lesson and materials, I can immediately go in to my notebook, pull the master copies, and replace the materials for future use. Right now, I have plans for 3 Emergency Days, though I will probably add a couple more for next year. I'll have another post that will deal directly with Emergency Lessons and my Substitute Binder.
Finally, I have my current unit's Lesson Plans and Master Copies for each day. A small/short unit can have as little as one or two days worth of lesson plans, while a larger unit (like World War One or World War Two) can have 2-3 weeks worth of lesson plans. When I start a new unit, I simply pull all of the lessons and papers from the previous unit, paper clip them all together, and file them in my desk drawer with the rest of my lesson plans. At the beginning of second semester, I move my first semester lesson plans to a filing cabinet in my storage closet.
Even if I don't get to use an activity or worksheet (for lack of time, or because I found something better, or whatever), I still keep it filed with the appropriate lessons, because I may have time to use it next year. If I need to make last-minute changes to my lessons (like if I change the Bellwork the day of, or if I end up not having time for an activity), I just write it down in pencil, so that when I'm referencing these plans next year, I'll remember to make the necessary changes when I'm planning and can edit my electronic copies, which get uploaded to my assessing administrator.
So, only three main sections in my Master Notebook. Because I have about 150 students, there is no way I can keep any kind of student information or data in this notebook. For Elementary, on the other hand, it would be very possible to have that kind of basic student info in this notebook, as well.
Tales of a Teacherista and Schoolgirl Style have some FABULOUS design themes and binder covers. I used the pink and green cover on this page for all of my notebooks this past year, and modified the design to my liking. Here are my specific covers, which you can feel free to nab and edit, or you can buy the whole design theme at Teacherista's Teachers Pay Teachers page, which includes matching dividers, spine label, calendar pages, and a ton more awesome stuff.
I don't have a link to the original post, but I modified the pink and green Divider Tabs/Labels from an original by Ladybug's Teacher Files. You can also use this post by Orange Polka Dots to learn how to print on colored Post-Its, so you don't have to waste all that color ink.
And here's a cover I made, but didn't end up using:
Stay tuned for Part 2 to read about my Student Data and Student/Parent Contact Log Binders.


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Building Opportunity for All
Building Opportunity for All is an expression of our Democratic values and priorities. Our plan focuses on making the rules work for working families by prioritizing legislation that will drive the state economy forward and give Michiganders the freedom to build the life they want, with the good-paying job they need to support a family and retire with dignity.
An Economy that works for Everyone:
- Giving Working People a Fair Shot
- Neighborhood Business Support
- A Better Deal on Taxes
- Paid Sick Leave
Making Health Care Affordable
- Lowering Rx Drug Costs
- Expanding Affordable Health Care
- Stopping Cuts to Senior Health Care
- Ending Drug Immunity
- $5 Co-Pay
Building Strong Infrastructure
- Good Michigan Roads
- You Shouldn't Have to Pay For Pothole Damage
- High-Speed Broadband
- Clean Air and Water
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Home to Diablo College and J.F.K. University, Pleasant Hill is located in primarily suburban, lush Contra Costa County. Pleasant Hill is a community activated college town with a welcoming environment and a celebrated lifestyle. One of the East Bay's finest destinations, Pleasant Hill is a community minded city, celebrating an abundance of yearly festivals, including a grand 4th of July celebration, and a Community Service Day that has residents working on more then twenty community clean-up projects. Whether enjoying summer concerts on the lake or shopping at its unique stores and bountiful farmers' market, Pleasant Hill has something for everyone.
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Much like a souvenir yet this would be something free for visiting a location or attraction.
A 'Jew-venir' example would be a free map of the zoo you are visiting or a bag of goodies for attending an event. Simply something to bring home with you that wasn't purchased. Jew-venir
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Big West champion UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team will play the No. 1 overall team in the 2012 NCAA Tournament it learned during the Selection Show on Monday.
UCSB, fresh off its 14th Big West Tournament title, will face undefeated Baylor, which boasts the nation's top player, Brittney Griner in the Des Moines Regional. The Bears, 34-0, are the only undefeated team in the nation and is the tournament's overall No. 1 team. The game will be played on Sunday in Bowling Green, Ohio with tip-off around 11:30 a.m. Pacific time.
It will be the first time in UCSB program history that the Gauchos will face a No. 1 ranked team. The last time the Gauchos faced a team ranked this high was in the 2009 NCAA Tournament when UCSB faced No. 2 overall ranked Stanford. UCSB, seeded 16th, received its lowest seed in its long NCAA Tournament history.
The game will air on the ESPN family of networks – check local listings – and also will be broadcast live in Santa Barbara on AM 990 and online by clicking here.
For information on tickets, please call 893-UCSB. Tickets will be sold beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday in the Ticket Office inside the Intercollegiate Athletics Department on campus.


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- What is the Median Earnings?
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- What is the Median Earnings Some College or Associates?
- What is the Median Earnings Bachelor Degree?
- What is the Percent Earning less than $10,000?
The median earnings graduate or professional degree of Maricopa County, AZ was $51,637 in 2012.
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The OED Assisted Job Creation Dataset shows the total number of jobs, the average wage of jobs, and the number of "high wage" jobs that the City of Mesa Office of Economic Development (OED) has assisted in attracting and retaining to/in Mesa. This data is from FY 2007-2008 going forward. Source: City of Mesa - Office of Economic Development. These numbers are aggregated from the companies and projects that Mesa OED has interacted with directly, and assisted in attracting to Mesa, or retaining in Mesa. It is important to recognize that these numbers do not represent all of the jobs created or retained in the city for that year, but rather illustrate jobs that the City of Mesa OED has assisted in creating and attracting to Mesa. A "High-Wage Job" is considered to be a job paying above $44,096/year and is determined by taking 125% of the 2015 Maricopa County Median Wage, which is a standard used by the Arizona Commerce Authority, a statewide economic development agency. Mesa OED uses this same standard to help qualify a "high-wage" job, as it is directly tied to the Maricopa County Median Wage levels.
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Students in Mesa Public Schools participating in National School Lunch Program (Free/Reduced) by School Year and School. 1. The report provides claim data for the month of October as reported by School Food Authorities (SFA). An SFA is the governing body which is responsible for the administration of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). 2. All data is pertaining to children enrolled at locations that participate in NSLP. Children NOT enrolled at an NSLP participating location cannot technically be approved for free or reduced-price lunches. 3. The Report is created on January 30th. 4. The data provided here is NOT equivalent to NCLB indicators that are uploaded to SAIS. 5. Cells with an asterisk(*) indicate data has been suppressed to meet FERPA requirements. 6. The Site Level percentage is derived by dividing the sum of all free lunch eligible children AND all reduced-price lunch eligible children by the sum of all free lunch eligible children AND reduced-price lunch eligible children AND paid lunch eligible children. For any additional data needs, please visit our Data Management page at www.azed.gov/data/ 7. Enrollment figures are as of the last day in October


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A crunchy cookie that's just waiting to be dunked into your favorite hot beverage!
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 16 mins
Extra Time: 15 mins
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Yield: 48 x biscottis (4 dozen)
Preheat oven to 350ºF. In a mixing bowl using a paddle attachment, mix all of the ingredients until a sticky dough is formed.
Place dough onto a floured surface. Divide evenly into two pieces. Roll the dough into two 12-inch logs. Place on a parchment-lined or greased baking sheet and pat the logs down flat (approximately 3-1/2 inches wide). Bake the logs 8 minutes or until they spring back when pressed lightly. Leave oven on.
Allow the logs to cool, then using a bread knife, cut into biscotti about 1/2 inch thick. Arrange the biscotti on the baking sheet, flat on their sides.
Bake again in the preheated oven, for 8 more minutes. Let cool. Store in an airtight container.
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Expressions of "Graditude"
Just when you thought you'd seen every possible misspelling of congratulations, Bronwen C. comes along and proves you wrong:
Fraggle tail is there to distract us, Kristin L. In fact, between that wonky CCC outlining and the insane mounds of icing, I don't think it's even possible to make a more wrecktastic grad cap.
Wait...Remy G., why are you smirking like that?
(That's the sound of a sugar paste gauntlet hitting the floor, folks.)
And here's one from last year:
Thanks, Kelly F. & Heather M.!
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(Money Manager) - Irvine Apartment Communities: This Company is one of California's largest real estate investment trust companies. Irvine Apartment Communities is owned by The Irvine Company. Who owns and operates 115 apartment communities, 41 retail centers, 475 office buildings, and 5 yacht clubs. They also own resorts and luxury communities all over the state of California.
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Sept. 11 victims' loved ones read the names of those killed 12 years ago in a ceremony at ground zero Wednesday that was filled with the familiar traditions of moments of silence, tolling bells, serene music and personal messages to the lost.
"Even though it's been 12 years I will never forget all the amazing times we had together -- you were more than just my daddy, you were my best friend," Christina Aceto, who lost her father, Richard Aceto, said after reading his name.
"There's nothing I wouldn't give to have one more hug, one more kiss," said another reader.
"Has it really been 12 years? Or 12 days? Sometimes it feels the same," said Michael Fox, speaking aloud to his brother, Jeffrey, who perished in the south tower. "Sometimes I reach for the phone so I can call you, and we can talk about our kids like we used to do every day."
At the ceremony on the 2-year-old memorial's plaza, relatives recited the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pa., as well as the 1993 trade center bombing victims' names.
Bells tolled to mark the planes hitting the towers and the moments when the skyscrapers fell. "Tribute in Light" searchlights, turned on at sunset, illuminated the skies where the twin towers once stood.
"No matter how many years pass, this time comes around each year — and it's always the same," said Karen Hinson of Seaford, N.Y., who lost her 34-year-old brother, Michael Wittenstein, a Cantor Fitzgerald employee.
"My brother was never found, so this is where he is for us," she said as she arrived for the ceremony with her family early Wednesday.
As the ceremony went on, with police barricades blocking access to the site, life around the World Trade Center looked like any other morning, with workers rushing to their jobs and construction cranes looming over the area.
In Washington, President Barack Obama, joined by first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden, and members of the White House staff, walked out to the South Lawn at 8:46 a.m. — the moment the first plane struck the south tower in New York.
"It is an honor to be with you here again to remember the tragedy of 12 Septembers ago, to honor the greatness of all who responded and to stand with those who still grieve and to provide them some measure of comfort once more," Obama said. "Together we pause and we give humble thanks as families and as a nation."
At the site in lower Manhattan, friends and families silently held up photos of the deceased. Others wept.
Carol Eckna recalled the contagious laugh of her son, Paul Robert Eckna, who was killed in the north tower.
"Just yesterday, you were 28," she said. "Today, you are 40. You are forever young. Dad and I are proud to be your parents."
Continuing a decision made last year, no politicians were speaking at ground zero, including Mayor Bloomberg, who is marking his final 9/11 anniversary in office.
Memorial organizers expect to take primary responsibility for the ceremony next year and say they plan to continue concentrating the event on victims' loved ones, even as the forthcoming museum creates a new, broader framework for remembering 9/11.
"As things evolve in the future, the focus on the remembrance is going to stay sacrosanct," memorial President Joe Daniels said.
Hinson said she would like the annual ceremony to be "more low-key, more private" as the years go by.
Around the world, thousands of volunteers have pledged to do good deeds, honoring an anniversary that was designated a National Day of Service and Remembrance in 2009.


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beth: dress (French Connection, Dress & Dwell), fascinator (Headcandi), shoes (Zara), bracelets & clutches (Dandelion)
danielle (Shoshanna, Blink! Louisville), hat (Headcandi), shoes (Zara)
Ladylike or a little more playful, either of these looks would be perfect for the Derby (big thanks again to Danielle for snagging us some fun little frocks---doesn't she just look gorg). I think one thing to point out--we've got a lot going on with our top halves--so I believe it to be best to keep other accessories to a minimum and let the hat or fascinator be the highlight. While Danielle is keeping it classic with her lace shift & clutch, we decided to play my look up a bit with a colorful clutch---yes, this day is one of classic tradition; however, it doesn't mean you can't infuse some playfulness into your look---make it a good one, gang!
PS--the winner of the Bloomingdale's Gift Card is SANDI! Congratulations Miss Sandi---please message me directly with your address & I will send your Bloomie's card stat! An enormous thanks to all who participated---you all made last week fab!
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Column view (see Column view) is normally used to view and edit properties embedded in the hierarchical structure of an Org file. It can be quite useful to use column view also from the agenda, where entries are collected by certain criteria.
To understand how to use this properly, it is important to realize that the entries in the agenda are no longer in their proper outline environment. This causes the following issues:
COLUMNS format to use. Since the
entries in the agenda are collected from different files, and different files
may have different
COLUMNS formats, this is a non-trivial problem.
Org first checks if the variable
is currently set, and if so, takes the format from there. Otherwise it takes
the format associated with the first item in the agenda, or, if that item
does not have a specific format—defined in a property, or in its file—it
CLOCKSUM property. Org will then sum the
values displayed in the agenda. In the daily/weekly agenda, the sums will
cover a single day; in all other views they cover the entire block. It is
vital to realize that the agenda may show the same entry twice—for
example as scheduled and as a deadline—and it may show two entries from the
same hierarchy—for example a parent and its child. In these
cases, the summation in the agenda will lead to incorrect results because
some values will count double.
CLOCKSUM, that is always
the entire clocked time for this item. So even in the daily/weekly agenda,
the clocksum listed in column view may originate from times outside the
current view. This has the advantage that you can compare these values with
a column listing the planned total effort for a task—one of the major
applications for column view in the agenda. If you want information about
clocked time in the displayed period use clock table mode (press R in
the agenda).
CLOCKSUM_T, that is
always today's clocked time for this item. So even in the weekly agenda, the
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New Car Review Video
2013 Volkswagen CC: New Car Review Video
If you said a few years back that the midsize sedan category would be one of the hottest and most crowded market places, people would have laughed. Today, the term perfect could be used to describe the 2013 Volkswagen CC. The CC has always offered the swooping coupe sedan look, but this new edition has been given some eye-catching revisions on the outside, all while keeping the proven chassis, powertrain and suspension used in the previous generation.
The eye-catching lines on the outside transfer to the interior, but the use of hard plastic can be slightly overwhelming. Unlike the previous generation, the CC can now handle three adults in the rear seat, as the old center console has been replaced. The center seat might be slightly uncomfortable when the vehicle is full, but the window seats are still comfortable and well contoured for long trips.
For the front passengers, the usual on-board technology is available on the 2013 CC, including electronic goodies such as a touchscreen display and Bluetooth audio-streaming capabilities. To help separate the CC from others in this segment, VW added some upscale touches, including new gauges and an analog clock.
A wide assortment of trims, engines, transmissions and both front-wheel or all-wheel drive are available. While the Sport, Sport Plus, R-Line and Lux receive the all-purpose 200-horsepower 2-liter turbocharged inline-4, you have the option for either a regular 6-speed automatic or a dual-clutch automated manual transmission. The top-of-the-line 2013 CC VR6 4Motion Executive is powered by a 280-hp 3.6-liter VR6 V6 engine and only comes available with a conventional 6-speed automatic transmission.
Depending on which setup you choose, gas mileage for the 2013 CC can range from a low 17 miles per gallon city with the all-wheel-drive VR6 to 32 mpg highway with a front-wheel-drive inline-4 CC. However, if you notice that the CC is stable at any speed, poised on tight corners and fun to drive, its fuel economy might fit the regular mold.
With numerous trims, the Volkswagen CC has quite a price range. The base Sport with the Lighting Package starts at just over $30,000, while just the VR6 4Motion Executive without options starts at $41,420. All trims and drivetrain combinations come standard with a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Since this market segment is full of great vehicles, you have many choices. Be sure to take a look at the Nissan Maxima, the Kia Optima SX or even the Toyota Camry SE V6. All these vehicles offer comparable virtues and persuasive selling points, including great looks, powerful engines and tremendous amounts of technology.
Before making your decision on any of the others, be sure you test drive the 2013 Volkswagen CC. With a powerful engine, comfortable interior and a fun-to-drive factor others cannot compare to, this might be the midsize vehicle everyone has been waiting for.


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A drought always brings discussion of whether to impose mandatory conservation, which conjures up fantastic images of squads of water police hauling overenthusiastic gardeners off to jail. Nobody wants that, nor would it ever come to exactly that.
But maybe a piece of police tactics would be useful as the state and its communities try to persuade residents to do their part to save scarce water. The message comes straight from a cop show: We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way.
We can respond to Gov. Jerry Brown's plea for Californians to voluntarily reduce water consumption by 20 percent. Or we can resign ourselves to mandatory, enforceable limits on water use. And since this drought is worse than anyone alive now has ever seen here, mandatory restrictions would be more stringent than ever, too.
It's up to all of us. Make the necessary sacrifices now. Or face harsh rules in the future.
The first thing Californians must do is recognize how serious the situation is. Here are a few reminders for those who have buried their heads in the sand (which just might be the site of a dried-up lake or river).
• California got less rain in 2013 than in any year since it became a state in 1850. About 9 percent of the state is in what is termed an "exceptional" drought, the most severe kind, occurring less than once every 50 years. As of Jan. 30, the Sierra snowpack was 12 percent of its usual levels for this time of year.
• Last week, the state Department of Public Health identified 17 rural communities that could face devastating drinking-water shortages in the next 60 to 100 days, mostly because smaller water districts lack the resources to adjust to dry conditions. The closest of these to the Los Angeles area is the town of Lake of the Woods, off Interstate 5 near Frazier Park.
• Help for those communities will not come from state reservoirs. Not long after Brown declared a drought emergency in January, California officials announced they will not send any water from its reservoirs to local agencies this spring. It'll be the first time that has happened since the State Water Project began in 1960.
Nor is help on the way from the heavens, as tantalizing as this past week's rain in Southern California might have been. The drought is projected to persist or worsen through the end of what the nostalgic among us call the rainy season, which normally runs from October to March.
And the long, long-range forecast from climate scientists is bleak: The decades ahead will find temperatures up, precipitation levels down, soil drier.
State and local public officials are trying to address the crisis, imposing water-use cutbacks both mandatory and voluntary, and proposing legislation to try to hasten drought relief. State Senate leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, proposes to fast-track conservation, recycling and stormwater-reuse projects by redirecting $40 million from climate-change relief and clearing regulatory barriers.
The drought underscores the need for Southern Californians to push state officials considering the Bay Delta Conservation Plan to provide reliable water delivery to this half of the state.
But these are mostly long-term measures sent from afar. The drought crisis is now and the answers start in our own backyards.
Most of the water used by homeowners goes to watering lawns and gardens. This is where individuals and families can make a big difference by shrinking or replacing lawns, and replacing water-thirsty plants.
No, what our copspeak above referred to as the easy way is not easy; it requires sacrifice. True, many of us already have been saving water for years because of official restrictions and incentives: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers have been restricted to three-day-a-week watering since 2007, and water use has dropped 17 percent (DWP officials say the utility is in relatively good shape amid the drought); similar restrictions in Long Beach have cut use by 12 percent.
But this drought is worse than the last, and cities could impose harsher rules if the shortage deepens.
As we have done after earthquakes, Californians must do their parts to help. As this editorial board has said about water issues in general, it's one state. We're in this together.
The drought may be heaven-sent but the right response is in each of our hands.


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Welcome to the Rosemary Furman Counseling Center
In everything we do, our goal is to support the personal and academic success of Barnard women. We want to help you make the most of your years at Barnard!
Plimpton Hall
Mondays, 7-9:30p
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Thursdays, 7-9:30p
Location :
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Phone : (212) 854-2092
Fax: (212) 854-8727
Electronic mail is not a guaranteed safe nor immediate means to transmit confidential information. If you want to inquire about counseling services or contact a counselor about how you are feeling, email is not an effective means of communication. Due to the security risks and lack of immediacy, it is a FCC policy that clinicians restrict email contact with students for only the simplest of scheduling issues. We urge students not to use email to relay any kind of confidential or time-sensitive information to FCC staff members. If you are already seeing a counselor through the FCC and want to contact this clinician in between appointments, please call into the Center to communicate any information.
This is especially the case in any form of mental health emergency. If an emergency occurs during office hours, call the Furman Counseling Center at 854-2092, or Health Services at 854-2091. If an emergency arises after hours or on the weekends, telephone consultation is available by calling the After-hours Psychological Emergency Lines at (855) 622-1903.
If you are a survivor of sexual assault or other physical violence, please click on the link below for a list of the resources available to you at Barnard:
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Many thanks to Dr. Lee Thomas for his thoughtful guest column, "Medical care in America has reached crossroads," in the July 11 edition of The Lancaster News, on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the crossroads in medical care that has been looming for many years prior to its passage.
He and the hospital system he works for are to be commended for their devotion to patient-centered care, including indigent care.
I have had multiple calls about how the new health-care reform act will affect us individually and small-business owners. I just finished reading the entire bill and below is brief summary:
The new health-care reform act mandates health insurance coverage for most Americans starting in 2014 or a penalty will be imposed.
The penalty will be assessed on your tax return and administered by the IRS.
My main thought about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is "It's a place to start. Finally." This country has done a lot of talking and no acting on this issue for decades. Finally, the 111th Congress enacted it and off to the races we went.
Sure, there are parts of it that feel like too much government. Telling people they'll have to pay a tax/penalty if they don't purchase insurance smacks of big government reaching into our pocketbooks.
I guess Lancaster County Council member Larry Honeycutt was right about comments in his guest column, "Lynch's comments about the county unacceptable," in the July 1 edition of The Lancaster News.
It isn't just one person in this county who has a negative opinion. I have read many articles from individuals all over this county who feel the same way. I, for one, have expressed my opinion in the paper.
South Carolina advocates for better health, lower health-care costs and limited government have little to cheer about after the June 28 Supreme Court ruling upheld much of "Obamacare."
Instead of providing real solutions, the law simply hides our problems from public view by pouring hundreds of billions of government subsidies into a broken health care system allowing Washington to declare "victory" while continuing to ignore the real health challenges facing Americans.
On May 5, the Memory Lane Cruisers Car Club of Lancaster held a car show to support HOPE in Lancaster Inc. and Christian Services Food Pantry. Proceeds from the show were shared by the two agencies.
HOPE is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that provides short-term emergency assistance to those in crisis.
Director Elaine Adkins said they especially need donations during the summer since the children are out of school and at home.
Now that the "constitutional" dust has settled on the oft-questioned legislative "Obamacare" Act, the public is now forced to suffer through the highly charged bloviating of talking heads and what they think the U.S. Supreme Court actually said in its ruling.
Betty Waddell had a play room. Miranda Lambert's handprints are on the front steps. Waddell once burned her hands on a coal heater that was in the center of the house. Lambert did her homework and learned to play the guitar "up the stairs, in that little back bedroom."
Waddell and Lambert share a common wish – to visit the house they grew up in one more time. Lambert, a country music artist, shared her wish in the lyrics of her song, "The House That Built Me."
President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign platform was based on change, and hope. He promoted health care reform and promised to change the system so individuals' health insurance was not tied to their job. The job-based insurance system resulted in many people losing their access to health care when they lost their job, which happened all too frequently during the economic recession of 2008.
In December of this year, I will join a group of more than 900,000 people in our state over the age of 65. Like many of you who have traveled this road before, I want to make sure I am fully prepared.
In doing so, I have compiled a list of subjects I have been personally considering, and I would like to share them with you.
While I do look forward to perks such as discounted admission to state parks, special days at the grocery store and senior coffee savings, there are several other important topics that you should consider before you reach that milestone.
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Lindsay Lohan's New Movie Rejected by Film Festival Due to "Quality Issues"
Jan 23, 2013 9:20 PM EST
Don't expect to catch Lindsay Lohan's new film at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Canyons has been rejected by the Texas-based film festival over "quality issues." A festival insider told the maga… Read more


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Unlike in years past, the Amway (nee USA Today) coaches' poll will have no bearing, outside of possibly influencing the members of the College Football Playoff selection committee, on college football's postseason. In fact, it's turned into nothing more than what the Associated Press' version has been for years: an exercise to give the fans something to argue and/or whine about in between/before the start of games.
With that in mind… the first coaches' poll of the year is here!!!
In the first-ever Amway coaches' poll, and as expected, defending champion Florida State will enter the 2014 season ranked No. 1. FSU was tapped first on 56 of the 62 coaches ballots.
Others receiving first-place votes were Oklahoma with three while Oregon, Ohio State and South Carolina took one each. Interestingly, the No. 2 team wasn't among them as Alabama, 88 points behind the Seminoles, wasn't deemed worthy of a first-place nod, at least as of yet.
The Sooners and Ducks were right behind the Tide at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, with the Buckeyes at No. 6 and Gamecocks at No. 9. The remainder of the Top 10 consists of BCS runner-up Auburn (No. 5), UCLA (No. 7), Michigan State (No. 8) and Baylor (No. 10).
Conference-wise, and just as expected, the SEC led all leagues with seven teams in the Top 25. The were followed by the Pac-12's six, four each from the Big Ten and Big 12 and three each from the ACC. There were no non-Power Five conference teams in the initial mix, with Notre Dame and its ACC affiliation claiming the remaining spot.
Below are the full poll results. Below that you bitch, whine or moan about your team's placement in the comments section.
1. Florida State (56 first place votes)
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma (3)
4. Oregon (1)
5. Auburn
6. Ohio State (1)
8. Michigan State
9. South Carolina (1)
10. Baylor
11. Stanford
12. Georgia
14. Wisconsin
16. Clemson
17. Notre Dame
18. Arizona State
19. Ole Miss
20. Texas A&M
21. Kansas State
22. Nebraska
23. North Carolina
24. Texas
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The 25-man roster, which includes 20 former draft picks, is comprised mainly of CHL and AHL hopefuls. Players competing in the NCAA ranks will not participate as NHL training camps occur during fall semester (and the fact that the players would have to pay their own way to avoid violation of NCAA rules).
The Sabres will be bringing a full boat of 15 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goalies. There aren't many surprises on the list (other than the omission of Colin Jacobs, who was suffered an undisclosed injury at d-camp).
The Sabres will continue their looks at three free agents who skated in Development Camp this past July (Beyers, Parker, Varone), while former Yale goaltender Ryan Rondeau rounds out the list of unattached properties skating in blue and gold. As of now, Jonathan Parker is the only known invite to Rochester's training camp. He along with Varone will be age eligible to skate in the AHL this season while Beyers is still a year away.