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- MoVECHS Waiver (shp-981)
- NCJA User Agreement (shp-575)
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- Request For Child Abuse Or Neglect / Criminal Record (shp-159)
- Missouri Applicant Fingerprint Privacy Notice
- Agency Privacy Requirements NCJ Applicants
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Drug and Crime Control
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- Requisition for MVI Supplies (shp-455)
- Return of Expired Stickers/Decals (shp-466)
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As a sane human being who values his future, I find it particularly discouraging to watch as the Obama Administration and its accomplices in Congress run trillion dollar deficits in excess of the already ridiculous deficits left behind by the Bush Administration. My aggravation however, turns to something more like rage when I hear partisan defenders of the Democrats' agenda say "Where were you conservatives when Bush was running these deficits? I didn't hear you complaining then."
In both cases, such people are just partisan sheep drinking their party's Kool Aid and lacking the moral courage and boldness to hold their leaders accountable to their values. But there were some fiscal conservatives trying to hold Bush accountable. In fact, if the average Democrat defending Obama's deficits would take just one moment to stop beating a straw man, he'd see that the most serious, most intellectual, most credible voices of fiscal conservatism have been earnest in holding the Bush Administration accountable.
What am I trying to say? If you support Obama's steep deficits, you're the partisan hack, not me or the institutions I support.
Here's the proof:
May 23, 2007 - The Acton Institute
Both of our major political parties have missed what seems so obvious. One says that we need more tax cuts to strengthen the economy. This is correct. The problem is that they are not willing to also make serious budget cuts. That party has spent more than any previous administration.
February 5, 2007 - The Independent Institute
The Bush administration has turned on the funding spigots—with the most rapid budget increases of any administration since that of LBJ. The administration has wasted hundreds of billions of dollars on everything from expanding benefits in an insolvent Medicare program to massive increases in the defense and homeland security budgets.
February 8, 2005 - The Cato Institute
For fiscal conservatives the biggest question about the Bush second term is whether the reckless spending spree that this president launched four years ago will continue over these next four years. Let us hope not, because if the expenditure patterns continue, Bush will go down in American history as one of the biggest debt and spend presidents ever.
January 3, 2005 - The Independent Institute
During his reelection campaign, President Bush pledged to cut the federal deficit in half by 2009. The president has decided to measure his progress using an initial deficit figure of $521 billion, thus making his eventual goal a reduction to a $261 billion deficit. The problem is that the budget deficit was never $521 billion. This number was only an outdated Bush administration guess about what the deficit would be.
December 6, 2004 - The Heritage Foundation
Unless spending is peeled back, President Bush's domestic policy legacy will be higher taxes, budget deficits and stalled Social Security reform.
July 31, 2003 - The Cato Institute
George W. Bush is the most gratuitous big spender to occupy the White House since Jimmy Carter. One could say that he has become the "Mother of All Big Spenders." The new estimates show that, under Bush, total outlays will have risen $408 billion in just three years to $2.272 trillion: an enormous increase in federal spending of 22 percent.
July 27, 2003 - The Cato Institute
The Right's total abandonment of balanced budgeting is stunning. Sure, taxes are unpleasant to pay. But someone, someday has to pay for the government we're buying every year. Deficit spending just puts off the day of reckoning, but with interest. Trading off smaller taxes today for larger taxes tomorrow is a curious position for anti-tax conservatives to take.
June 11, 2003 - Citizens for Tax Justice
President Bush's return to huge deficit spending represents a sharp break from the recent past. During President Clinton's second term, the government actually ran on-budget surpluses and began paying down the national debt. The new level of deficit spending exceeds the previous records set during the Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush administrations, when on-budget deficits averaged 25 percent and 28 percent of on-budget spending, respectively.
It even goes back to previous Republican Presidents and their deficits:
March 4, 1992 - The Heritage Foundation
But what few taxpayers know and Bush seems to be among them, is that federal domestic spending has grown molrt [sic -electronically archived document contains errors] under his watch than under any other Administration.
January 29, 1992 - The Heritage Foundation
It [Bush's proposed budget] increases federal domestic spending, already at record levels thanks to the 1990 budget deal, by another $51.6 billion next year. This means that this spending will soar 81 percent faster than projected inflation. And the Bush budget calls for more than $25 billion of new taxes over the next five years.
April 15, 1991 - The Heritage Foundation
For every new dollar that tax payers turn over to the federal treasury as a result of last years budget deal, Con gress [sic] and the Bush Administration will spend an additional $1.83 on domestic programs, making this the largest build-up in domestic spending in three decades.
February 1987 - The Freeman
The record of deficit spending depresses and frightens most Americans. They worry that they are living on borrowed time that some day must end, or in a dream world that will crash like the stock market in 1929. They sense that something is wrong and that, in the end, the Federal debt will hurt their own financial situation. After all, debts need to be paid, even government debts. But this concern among voters is difficult to grasp as a tangible, solvable problem. They do not see the deficit as an immediate threat nor do they perceive a crisis that needs to be solved today. Therefore, they are unwilling to take the painful steps that are believed to be essential to reduce the deficit drastically.
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Achieving financial security in retirement is hard enough for most working Americans. But for those who lost their jobs just as the finish line was within sight, the whole notion may now seem out of reach.
Older unemployed people face the double whammy of declining home values and an investment portfolio that has been treading water, at best. But they have also lost the one stabilizing factor that was supposed to see them through: a paycheck.
That has forced many of these people — and there are nearly two million of them over age 55 — to make tough decisions about how to make up for the lost income, especially since it is taking them substantially longer than their younger peers to find work. In December, the average time someone 55 or older was unemployed was 52.2 weeks, according to the Labor Department; more than 210,000 others have simply quit looking.
Being unemployed for a year is enough to burn through even the richest of emergency savings funds. So if you have lost your job, the first step, as one financial planner put it, is to do financial triage. You need to look at your cash flow, figure out how much you have been spending and decide the minimum you absolutely need to get by.
"You cut as much as you can, and if you still come up short $500 a month, then you have to figure out the best place to get that money," said Dan Danford, a financial planner in St. Joseph, Mo.Continue reading the main story
It may mean that you need to consider taking your pension a bit early, or finding a part-time job. But there are several other little-known tricks that will help you create a bridge of sorts until you either find work or manage to eke your way to retirement.
REASSESS CAREER POSSIBILITIES Though easier in theory than practice, you may consider a second career in an area that you enjoy, perhaps on a part-time basis, through much of your retirement. "It is not very often that we are forced to evaluate our career and to determine if we really want our old job back," said Alan Moore, a financial planner in Racine, Wis.
He suggests thinking about it this way: Even if you earn only $500 a month working part time in retirement, it's equivalent to having another $150,000 in the bank, assuming that you pull out 4 percent of that money annually, an industry standard. "Plus, it is much easier to earn $500 a month than save an additional $150,000," he said, adding that he advises his clients to work with a career coach.
Joshua Gottfried, a financial planner in Glastonbury, Conn., worked with a client who had lost his job as a plant manager. Without his income, Mr. Gottfried calculated, his savings would need to earn an unrealistic 8 or 9 percent return to meet his retirement goals. So he and his wife decided to take 15 percent of their savings to start a construction company. "If he can make 15 to 20 percent on the money he put in the business, and he can make 5 or 6 percent on his passive investments, then it will net out," Mr. Gottfried said.
SOCIAL SECURITY For many healthy people, it is almost always worth waiting until your "full retirement age," at the very least, to begin collecting Social Security. But for those with few or no resources, collecting sooner may be the only option. There are a couple of workarounds, however, that may allow you to collect benefits on a spouse's record, while your own benefits continue to accrue.
That is what Barbara Saltsman, 64, learned after she lost her job as a legal secretary in June. She had planned to work until she was 66, and while she has continued to scour the Web for new jobs, she hasn't been able to find anything that pays close to her old salary.
"I have 40-something years of experience, and companies don't want to pay for it," said Ms. Saltsman, who lives in Chittenango, in upstate New York.
Unemployment benefits were not enough to keep her finances afloat. So she thought she would have to take Social Security two years before her full retirement age, which would have substantially reduced her benefits. But when she visited her local Social Security office, the representative suggested collecting benefits on her deceased husband's record until she turned 70, when she could switch to her own benefits and collect more.
Some individuals may also benefit from the "file and suspend" strategy, which allows one spouse to file for benefits and then immediately suspend them. Then, the unemployed spouse can collect spousal benefits on the working spouse's record while his or her own benefits continue to accrue. But this works only if both spouses have reached full retirement age.
TAPPING RETIREMENT SAVINGS You typically cannot pull money out of a company plan like a 401(k), or a traditional I.R.A., until six months after your 59th birthday. Otherwise, you will face a 10 percent penalty on the amount withdrawn.
You obviously want to avoid withdrawing money prematurely. Several financial planners suggest pulling from emergency savings if you have it or other taxable accounts before resorting to retirement accounts. But if you absolutely must tap these funds, some of these methods will help reduce the damage.
DO NOT ROLL OVER YOUR 401(K) If you were laid off the year you turned 55 or older, you should think twice about rolling over your 401(k) or 403(b) into an I.R.A. You can withdraw money from the account penalty-free (though you will have to pay income taxes), whereas you would have to wait until you turned 59 1/2 to use those funds in an I.R.A. This rule does not apply to people who left their employer, say, at age 54, and who want to pull money out at 55.
TAP YOUR ROTH I.R.A. You can pull out all of your Roth contributions — but not the earnings — at any time and for any reason, free of tax and penalty. (If you converted a traditional I.R.A. to a Roth, that money could be pulled out, too, as long as it had been in the account for at least five years; each batch of money converted starts a new five-year period.)
PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE If you are out of work, you can also take an early, penalty-free distribution from your I.R.A., to pay your health insurance premiums. To qualify, you need to have received, or be receiving, state or federal unemployment benefits for 12 consecutive weeks, according to Ed Slott, an I.R.A. expert and the author of "The Retirement Savings Time Bomb ... and How to Defuse It" (Penguin, 2003), though self-employed people are also eligible. Another caveat: You need to pay for your insurance during the year you received unemployment benefits or the year after.
In fact, paying for health insurance before you are eligible for Medicare is probably one of the biggest challenges of joblessness. Mr. Gottfried suggested looking at high-deductible plans used in conjunction with a health savings account, which allows you to set aside money tax-free that can then be used for medical expenses and premiums.
"That might tide you over, especially when most of those H.S.A.'s will allow a transfer from a traditional I.R.A.," he added. "Or, if you put money into an H.S.A., you receive a deduction."
ANNUITIZE YOUR I.R.A. OR 401(K) A tax break known as the 72(t) rule will also allow you to withdraw money without penalty from a 401(k) or traditional I.R.A. Using this method, you must withdraw a "series of substantially equal periodic payments" over a five-year period or until you reach age 59 1/2, whichever is longer. The payout is determined by your life expectancy or the joint life expectancy of you and your beneficiary. But you cannot change the payment schedule — otherwise, you will have to pay the 10 percent penalty.
Do not, I repeat do not, rush into this decision without professional guidance. Not only do you run the risk of seriously depleting your I.R.A., but if you find a job and no longer need the money, there is no turning back.
"Once you take the payments, you can't roll them over back into your I.R.A.," Mr. Slott said. Nor can you convert that money to a Roth account. "You are stuck with it."
Financial planners offered many more ideas, from borrowing money from a spouse's 401(k) to refinancing a home and taking some cash out (if you have the equity), as well as bartering or taking over day care duties for the grandchildren. And several planners suggested that they expected to see more families moving in together.
Whatever you decide, think long and hard about the consequences and how the decision may affect your long-term savings.
"At 55, there are 15 to 20 more years left to get back into work," said Joseph R. Birkofer, a financial planner in Houston. "It may take a while, but there really isn't another choice."
The Your Money column on Jan. 7, about financial strategies for those laid off shortly before retirement, referred incompletely to the possibility of taking money out of a company plan, like a 401(k), to pay health insurance premiums. While such a transfer is technically possible, the rules governing it are more onerous than those that apply to withdrawals from an I.R.A.


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The Agriculture Salary Survey reports compensation data for 220 benchmark jobs covering agricultural production and support activities related to growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals. In addition to farms, ranches, dairies, and greenhouses, the survey includes nurseries, orchards, and hatcheries.
The Agriculture Salary Survey documents market-based pay data for 25 executive and 195 non-management salary benchmark jobs from up to three databases: digitized public sources, ERI Assessor Series data, and direct participants. The following information is reported for each job title (salary data are shown in means, medians, and percentile cuts):
Survey information is solicited through traditional mail, email, and online questionnaires. Each data submission is thoroughly screened by our team of experienced researchers prior to inclusion in a survey. No attempt is made to alter incumbent data as reported other than to normalize collected compensation amounts to a common date. Data collection begins October and ends March. Survey results are published annually in July, with an effective data date of March 31 of the given survey year.
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Last month, we posted a lengthy article, Screening Tests for Preeclampsia, about a new preeclampsia screening test available in the US. On August 14, a press release from PerkinElmer announced the launch of its new screening test for early onset preeclampsia, Preeclampsia Screen™ | T1. This month we posed five of the most frequently asked patient questions to company officials. Here are their responses:
How much will the screening test cost?
The list price of the test is $495. This will be billed to a patient's insurance, if available. If the test is not covered by a patient's insurance and the patient takes advantage of applicable payment options, they can expect to spend approximately $200 out of pocket for the test.
Will my insurance cover it?
This is uncertain, at this time, as the screening test just launched on August 1, 2013. It is our plan to submit to insurances and work with them on reimbursement for these new claims.
Will it be available everywhere in the U.S., and can any doctor or midwife order it for me?
It must be ordered by a qualified health care provider who is able to order laboratory tests and who has set up an account with PerkinElmer Labs/NTD. It is available to all qualified healthcare providers in the country.
Is it available outside the US?
Yes. Samples can be received at PerkinElmer Labs/NTD from outside the U.S., as long as they conform to all sample and shipping requirements, including any international regulations.
Will the screening test tell me when I might start getting sick, if I'm going to get preeclampsia?
The test will not tell you or your healthcare provider when you may begin having symptoms of preeclampsia. What it can tell your healthcare provider is whether or not you are at increased risk of developing early onset preeclampsia, which is preeclampsia that results in the delivery of the fetus before 34 weeks gestation.
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My friends Jonathan Rauch and David Blankenhorn discuss same-sex marriage at the Huffington Post's new "Let's Talk" feature.
My belief -- to be more accurate, my hope -- is that in this broad land, there is a new pro-equality, pro-family coalition waiting to be born. One that takes marriage seriously as a foundation of our civil society. One in which liberals support marriage even when the word "gay" is not in front of it. One in which social conservatives are pro-family enough to break bread with gays who are pro-family. And one in which gays fighting for access to marriage also want to leave the institution better off than they found it. A coalition, in short, that might, if successful, put an end forever to the conflict betweeen gay rights and family values.
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Mulu, Mohamed, and Felix belong to a vibrant new generation of young Africans who make up the largest share of the population in most countries south of the Sahara. In fact, while populations in most parts of the world are aging, Africa is now by far the world's "youngest continent". Although many argue about whether this strikingly youthful demographic is an opportunity or a challenge, in fact both are true. And the large share of youth in Africa's population has profound implications for individuals, families, as well as for entire economies.
Along a path that is beset with challenges—yet alive with possibilities—young people in Africa are fighting their way forward in virtually every corner of the vast continent. Increasingly connected to each other, especially in urban areas, these young men and women have high expectations. Given the right attention from governments, they could collectively be an amazing resource for the region as economies try to rely less on extractive industries and diversify in the manufacturing, services and agricultural sectors.
Jobs are at the top of the agenda everywhere. While urban youth tend to be more vocal and visible in their job-seeking, particularly in the small but fast-growing formal wage sector, millions of youth in rural and semi-urban areas are also trying hard to find better-paid work to improve their living standards. There is much that governments can do to hasten a brighter future for young people, whether it is to encourage formal sector growth and make it easier for firms to do business, or to recognize, support, and nurture the large informal sector that will continue to employ the majority of youth in the near future. Beyond addressing simple unemployment—an issue that gets its fair share of coverage—Africa must address the great challenge of underemployment.
I was a co-author—along with a team from across the World Bank—of a newly released report "Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa" that attempts to take up this challenge (www.worldbank.org/africa/youthemploymentreport). The report points out that youth employment is by no means a simple or one-dimensional challenge that can be solved by merely increasing training opportunities for youth. While this remains important—for instance, training was critical for Mohamed in Niamey—governments must also urgently address the quality of education, nutrition, and basic health care, while also removing a whole range of obstacles that hinder progress in agriculture, household enterprises, and manufacturing. Education was the distinguishing element for Mulu in Addis Ababa, together with the existence of a formal employer. Financial inclusion, however, continues to be an insurmountable challenge for Felix in Sagrosa.
Collectively we—policymakers, development partners, private sector visionaries, and citizens—must push for change and redouble our efforts to meet the expectations of today's youth, so that they can take advantage of the opportunities that will come their way as economies grow. They cannot do so without access to high quality education, finance, land, and technology, and without supporting infrastructure and regional trade opportunities that would benefit the private sector and generate productive jobs. In short, reforms that span a wide range of interconnected issues are profoundly important for young Africans as well as for Africa's destiny in the decades ahead.
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Youth in Africa is more aware now. Long way to go people!
Youth in Africa has changed the attitude of big companies by starting their own business and become competitors..and some hire few of their peers
its very important to make huge efforts for reducing unemployment..
I believe that the youth of Africa will become the active change-agents that will drive economic and social transformation on the continent. My vision is to catalyze an ecosystem that fosters Innovation, social entrepreneurship and excellence in Africa. I'm reading this rapport and it's very insightful. I wish to participate in a research that can help express the mindsets and character traits that the young african of today has to develop to thrive and excel in this era of globalization, competition, scarcity of resources, creativity and IT
Enabling the youth to create their own solutions to their challenges could be the most effective strategy in dealing with the issue of youth unemployment in today's entrepreneurial world.Let us face the facts:The large and labor-intensive industries with high employment potentials are no longer the mainstay of the world economies; Government jobs alone are far from making a dent on the unemployment crisis given their limited numbers against the fast bulging youth population. But we have a new reality on the ground: There is a strong wave of entrepreneurial dynamism sweeping across economies and especially among the youth, courtesy of diminishing third-party-created economic opportunities. This therefore calls on all stakeholders on the plight of the youth to refine their approaches for the most appropriate and sustainable gains of their effort. Moreover, promoting and supporting the youth in their entrepreneurial activities so as to enhance their growth and sustainability prospects shall in fact not only be helping them to create their own jobs but also enabling them to be key social and economic players in their respective societies.


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Units from Orange County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service were able to contain a fast-moving brush fire on Thanksgiving afternoon.
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LONGVIEW, TX (KLTV) - One person is dead and four others wounded after an attack at the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview on Tuesday morning.
Longview police responded to a stabbing at the hospital in Longview just before 7 a.m.
According to Longview police spokesperson Kristie Brian, a nurse died and a male visitor is in critical condition. Three others were injured but are in good condition. Of the five, three of the injured were visitors to the hospital
The suspect, identified as Kyron Rayshawn Templeton, 22, of Longview, fled the scene but was taken into custody a short while later on Sixth Street in Longview. There was a scuffle during his arrest, but no officers were injured. The weapon used in the attacks, a knife, was located and taken to the police department. A warrant has been secured to obtain the suspect's DNA to see if he can be placed at the scene of the crime.
Hospital CEO Steve Altmiller calls the attack an isolated incident and praised hospital security and Longview police for their quick response.
"This was an isolated incident. It was diligently handled by the Longview Police Department and the Good Shepherd Response Team," said Altmiller.
Hospital staff will review surveillance video and turn it over to Longview police.
The nurse who died was identified on Tuesday in an e-mail from Altmiller as Gail Sandidge.
"Today, in a place of healing, our medical community had to quickly move from caring for others to caring for us," wrote Altmiller. "May this help each and every one of us as we remember we are a place of hope and healing. God Bless Gail, her family and all of us."
Sandidge died at 9 a.m., according to Gregg County Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Talyna Carlson.
Templeton was arraigned Tuesday afternoon on one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His bond has been set at $2.6 million. Altmiller says Templeton's mother was a patient at the hospital.
The other victims of the attack have been identified as Karen Bobo, an employee of Good Shepherd, Teresa Allison, Harris Teel and Melissa Sims. Bobo was released from the hospital on Tuesday.
Good Shepherd Medical Center posted the following statement to their Facebook page on Tuesday:
"During today's tragic event one of our valued employees lost her life. Please join us at 3 p.m. today as we take a moment to lift up in our thoughts and prayers the families, employees and visitors affected by today's events. May this help each and every one of us as we remember we are a place ofhope and healing. God Bless us all."
KLTV 7's Shaley Sanders spoke to a family who was at the hospital waiting for their six-year-old girl to have surgery. According to the family, the girl was on a gurney waiting to go in for surgery when they saw a man stab another man outside the room where they were waiting. The family heard screams and a nurse ran out to see what was going on, at which point she was stabbed in the chest.
The witnesses say the man was running around with a hunting knife screaming, "you're not going to kill my mother."
The man looked right at the family before running on, at which point hospital staff began moving patients into rooms with doors that could be locked.
Longview police say the investigation is ongoing.
All surgeries for Tuesday and Wednesday were rescheduled. The main hospital, including the emergency room, continued to operate normally after the attack.
Good Shepherd Medical Center is Longview's largest employer with more than 2,400 employees. It has been in East Texas for over 70 years.
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We've written before the many hoops the "Get Low" filmmakers had to jump through to get Bill Murray to star in their movie -- from sending materials to a P.O. box and simply waiting for a response from the star.
It was only after they finally nabbed the actor to commit, with the shooting deadline rapidly approaching, that they found out that Bill Murray doesn't bother with those pieces of paper others calls contracts. His word is his bond.
"The drama was about the investor who wanted a contract to show for himself that he had the actors to justify his investment," director Aaron Schneider tells PopcornBiz. "And then we find out that Bill doesn't do contracts."
That doesn't fly these days, But then again, this is Bill Murray.
A hasty meeting was called at Murray's lawyer's office where the investor and the actor agreed to the unusual terms.
"The investor met the lawyer and shook Bill's hand," says Schneider. "And to Bill's credit, his word is his contract. He showed up."
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Perspective on youth sports, treatment for phantom limb pain, Hope's early emphasis on globalization, conflict and resolution in the Reformed Church in America, how new chemical reactions are developed and the path of democracy in 19th-century London will all be featured during the annual Hope College Winter Happening on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Winter Happening will feature multiple seminars in two blocks in the morning, a luncheon with musical entertainment and a home men's basketball game with Albion College. Open to the general public, the event is sponsored by the college's office of public and community relations.
Admission to the seminars is free. There is an admission charge for the luncheon and the basketball game.
The morning will feature six seminars, three at 9:30 a.m. and three at 11 a.m.
The 9:30 a.m. seminars are "Making Youth Sports Safer for the Mind, Body, and Spirit," "Celebrating Hope College's Early Graduates" and "Preparation, Hard Work, and Luck: A Guide to the Development of a New Chemical Reaction." The 11 a.m. seminars are "A Good Fight: Loyalty and Conflict in the RCA," "Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment Option for Phantom Limb Pain" and "Making Democracy: Lessons from 19th Century London."
"Making Youth Sports Safer for the Mind, Body, and Spirit" will explore the current status of youth sports, focusing on early athletic specialization, sports injury and the role of parents. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Kirk Brumels, who is director of the college's athletic training program, an associate professor of kinesiology and athletic trainer; and by Dr. Scott Vander Stoep, who is dean for the social sciences and a professor of psychology.
"Celebrating Hope College's Early Graduates" will examine how Hope's emphasis on diversity, inclusion and global education are reflected in the stories of alumni of the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, including the first graduates from abroad, two members of the Class of 1879 who were from Japan. The seminar will be presented by Alfredo Gonzales, who is associate provost and dean for international and multicultural education; Fumihito Andy Nakajima, who is an associate professor of Japanese; and John Yelding, who is an associate professor of education.
"Preparation, Hard Work, and Luck: A Guide to the Development of a New Chemical Reaction" will provide a layperson-oriented review of the techniques used to develop molecular understanding, the characteristics of a desirable reaction, and the role of hard work—and luck. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, assistant professor of chemistry and Towsley Research Scholar.
"A Good Fight: Loyalty and Conflict in the RCA" will provide a brief history of the Reformed Church in America, which is the college's parent denomination, from 1945 to 1994, with a focus on conflict and attempts at resolution. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Lynn Japinga, professor of religion.
"Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment Option for Phantom Limb Pain" will review the results of research at Hope that seeks to reduce or eliminate pain that seems to be coming from limbs that have been amputated. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Katie Polasek, assistant professor of engineering.
"Making Democracy: Lessons from 19th Century London" will explore how between 1780 and 1890 Westminster, which had been London's most radical and contentious election district, became its most conservative and tranquil. The seminar will be presented by Dr. Marc Baer, professor of history and chairperson of the department.
The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Haworth Inn and Conference Center ballroom, and costs $12 per person. Highlights will include a performance by Hope music students.
The men's basketball team will host Albion College at 3 p.m. at the DeVos Fieldhouse. Tickets are $6, and a limited number of general admission tickets will be available for persons attending other Winter Happening events.
Also during the weekend, the gallery of the De Pree Art Center will be featuring the exhibition "PROOF: An Exhibition of Printmaking." The exhibition is running from Friday, Jan. 11, through Friday, Feb. 8, and the regular gallery hours are Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Admission is free.
In addition to being required for the luncheon, advance registration is recommended for the seminars. Additional information may be obtained by calling the college's office of public and community relations at (616) 395-7860 or online at hope.edu/pr/13WinterHappening.html
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Push Square: "Sony has announced a wealth of different PlayStation 4 skins for its next-gen super machine, but they all pale in comparison to this one. Available exclusively at Swedish retailer Webhallen, the colourful unit has been designed to tie in to the Stockholm Pride Festival, which is set to kick off today. The vibrant device will be auctioned off, with the proceeds donated to rights organisation RFSL."
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All in all pretty sweet skin, don't know if I am a fan of the retro heart but I like the colors.
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LOVE this. I've been playing with the idea of getting into bonsai for a couple years now and this is right up my alley.
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My father is a hardcore Bonsai enthusiast. The backyard is filled with them and it is soooo neat to see them when the colors change. As a young girl, Fall and Winter were my favorites because the leaves would change and then drop off completely. I'd pretend I was a tiny little person living among the Bonsai.
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Fayette High School student Benjamin Grieser and Evergreen High School student Anna Ruth both placed first in their schools in the Voice of Democracy essay contest sponsored by VFW Post #7574 in Lyons. The essay theme was "Is there pride in serving in our military?"
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USFS Region 5 Subpart A Green Lawsuit
This is in USFS Region 5 (California), and should be taken very seriously by all of us! These people are prepared to bury the FS in litigation to achieve what they want. The OHV community is not, as I see it, financially able to help bring this draconian effort to an end, and that's sad. BRC and others are doing what they can, but the green PR machine has done it's job convincing the little white haired lady in the Bronx, or in Red Bluff, that they are the way. So, they get the money. And the current administration buys it, too. What have we, as a group, done. Not a **** of a lot. We are being outspent and outlawyered at every turn. And a bunch of those lawyers work pro bono, because they believe the propaganda. Anyway, enough of my ranting. Read the attached (DW)
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New Green Subpart A Lawsuit Shows Lust for Closures
The Recreation HQ was not surprised today when it opened its email to find that CBD, The Wilderness Society, and other green groups filed a Subpart A based lawsuit against the Stanislaus National Forests recent ROD for TMR.
August 12 CBD Lawsuit
The General along with many pro-access Forest Service employees have known that the original 2002 Farrington Triangle and the subsequent 2005 TMR were developed by closure advocates within the agency and lobbyists on K Street to effect landscape level closures or to set up the agency to be targets of anti-access groups and their lawsuits.
Most of us knew the Forest Service would never be able to develop lawsuit-proof TMR plans that could withstand the much anticipated and never ending parade of nuisance lawsuits filed by green groups to force the agency to close tens of thousands of miles of roads, trails, and areas to motorized use.
What is new about this lawsuit is that it largely bases its flawed legal merit on the minimum road network, fiscal restraints, and forest-wide travel analysis found in Subpart A.
It is The Generals belief that no amount of planning that treats the OHV community in a fair manner will satisfy the anti-motorized communitys lust for landscape level closures.
All this suit does is substantiate HQs working thesis that todays TMR is being used to close the Forest to public use. In the rare case where a Forest tries to strike a balance, the enviros have shown they will club that unit into submission until they get the desired amount of trails and roads closed to motorized access.
This suit should give pause to the agency as it prepares to launch Subpart A planning in Region 5. The question for the agency is, Do we have enough resources to craft fair-mined plans that can withstand green lawsuits or should we continue to bow at the alter of the environmental movement to avoid those suits? I can guarantee you the agency does not have the resources to fight lawsuits on every Forest. Hence, it is my fear the agency will continue to offer the public plans that close historic roads and trails on an unprecedented scale to motorized use.
It may be a good agency strategy to recognize they dont have the resources at this time to fight these battles. Rather they should simply stick with the current Subpart B plans and allow various Forests to complete the much promised subsequent trail plans that were promised to the OHV community in many a RODs narrative.
What is for certain is if the agency continues with Subpart A planning, they WILL be sued by anti-access groups if said plans dont close thousands of miles of roads and trails.
Folks we are in what I call the OHV Dark Ages where common sense management and fairness are being replaced by dark lawsuits designed to make riders an endangered species. We should be asking our elected officials to help with NEPA and EAJA reform to counter this onslaught. Some of them already are!
Do we give up? NO! We continue to fight back and stay the course. These times call for a strong heart and will. The HQ thanks you for your efforts and support.
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Oberg Retools to "Give 'em What They Want"
More Choices, More Flexibility
"We look at part volumes and complexity to develop dies better aligned with what the customer really needs," says Dave Bachelier, Oberg's director of engineering, discussing the firm's foray into modular die designs. "So rather than dictate to the customer—either an outside customer or our internal pressrooms—the style/quality of the die we'll build, we now can offer more choices and more flexibility."
Traditionally, about 85 percent of the dies designed and built by Oberg are for outside customers. The remainder supports its two stamping shops—in Sarver, PA, and in Tecate, Mexico, just south of San Diego, CA. As Oberg's customer base has evolved, so has its toolroom and, as described above, its approach to die design and build. Series I dies ("Oberg dies") now account for only 10 percent of the tools it develops, says Dave Rugaber, executive vice president of sales and marketing. The majority of its dies (60 percent) fall under the category of Series II, the remainder Series III. While nearly all die assembly occurs at the company's Freeport facility, it operates a machining, grinding and EDM facility in Costa Rica that supplies about 30 percent of its die components.
Dies Made Your Oberg offers dies designed and built to three clearly defined standards, based on expected part volumes, quality and product life.
Series I
Annual volumes of 20 million or more
Punch-to-die clearance less than 0.0008 in.
Die sections mounted in a channel
Spring stripper mounted on independent guide posts
Die sensors mounted in the casting, interconnected
Custom Meehanite die set
Carbide or ceramic cutting components
Premium punch construction
Carbide-tipped piloting
Series II
Annual volumes of 500,000 to 20 million
Clearance equal to or greater than 0.0008 in.
Die sections mounted on top of die shoe
Spring stripper mounted on main guide posts
Sensors surface mounted and connected with individual cables
Standard ANSI 1025 Die Set
Carbide, powdered-metal or high-carbon high-chrome cutting components
Series III
Annual volumes less than 500,000
Type A ball-bearing die set
Die sections mounted on top of die shoe
Mechanical die-protection system
Box stripper
Carbide, powdered-metal or high-carbon high-chrome cutting components
"To scale back to Series II dies," explains Bachelier, "rather than use individual punch-die sections for easy replacement, we'll gang sections together and incorporate more wire cutting. Sensors typically will be surface mounted rather than buried in the die, and are connected with individual cables rather than interconnected with one main cable running to the controller." Series II dies typically are designed for annual part volumes as low as 500,000 and up to 100 million. Series III tools, for part volumes of 50,000 pieces to 200,000/yr., typically use purchased die sets and not much carbide, unless a specific area looks to be high wear. "Otherwise, we use tool steel or PM steels," says Bachelier, "and we may specify a box stripper rather than a spring stripper."
In most cases, medical and defense parts are run on Series I or Series II dies—it all depends on evaluating the task at hand, not only part volumes and program life but also tolerances and other quality concerns. For example, Series I dies promise punch-to-die clearance of less than 0.0008 in., with die clearance of Series II dies equal to or greater than 0.0008 in."
Most customers ask us to build them a die based on what we think they need," Bachelier continues. "We have the freedom to look at expected tool life, form complexity and other program parameters and, relying our stamping experience and expertise, develop the best die for the job at hand."
Lead-Time Reduction Starts in Design
With a more diverse customer base than ever before, Oberg is able to leverage some of the design features it engineers for one customer and apply those features for its other customers' projects. "Our CAD system stores design standards into automated design programs," says Bachelier, "which streamlines design for the next customer. For example, we can keep dowel and screw holes in similar locations to reduce programming time, and use off-the-shelf finished components."
This standardization has blossomed in the last couple of years—from engineering through the toolroom—and allowed Oberg to reduce programming time by at least 30 percent in most cases. And, as programming time has dropped so has cycle time (from the time die steel is cut to when a die hits the assembly bench)—as much as 50 percent in the last 5 yr., explains Bill Wallace, Oberg's stamping-plant toolroom manager."
We monitor each work center with our MRP system ( Infor System 10) and track performance," Wallace explains. "Last year the tooling division enjoyed a 95-percent on-time delivery rate. Using the MRP system, we can monitor work load compared to capacity at each work station, and with that data in hand we can approach management and make a strong case for capital expenditures, targeted at addressing specific capacity needs."
A Technology Tune-up
Over the last 3 yr., Oberg has invested more than $10 million in new machining equipment. It also has continued to customize special machining platforms to perform its proprietary Molecular Decomposition Process (MDP). It uses the process where surface quality of die components is absolutely critical—typically found in Series I and II dies, but occasionally specified in Series III dies as well. "
During MDP, we establish a cathode-anode relationship between the abrasive wheel and the workpiece," Rugaber explains. "As a result, we can remove stock as much as 80 percent faster than with conventional grinding."
Using MDP, which Oberg now has installed on more than 10 grinding machines (three of which are dedicated to toolroom activities, the rest for production machining), allows full-depth cuts to be made in one pass with surface finishes to less than 1 Ra.
In addition to new equipment, lean processes installed in recent years have allowed the firm to surpass industry standards for lead times, says Rugaber.
"We're building the same number of tools per year that we were 5 yr. ago, with a build cycle that has gone from 18 to 20 weeks down to just 8 to10 weeks today," he says. "And scrap and rework are down significantly."
|Oberg has the same number of wire-EDM operators it had 5 yr. ago, but is sending 30 to 40 percent more product out the door. This is due, in part, to automation that enables unattended machining.
Asked to cite where these improvements are coming from, EDM manager Jeff Ambrose quickly cites the implementation of automation—robots and palletizers, for example—throughout the EDM department.
"We have the same number of wire-EDM operators we had 5 yr. ago," says Ambrose, "but now send 30 to 40 percent more product out the door. One operator can run eight or nine machines, if we strategically schedule the workflow to allow for unattended machining."
Ambrose's department is stocked with a variety of EDM machines, including 16 wire and seven sinker machines; another six wire machines are installed at the company's Costa Rican plant. Each machine make, says Ambrose, is geared toward a specific category of operation, from basic roughing to fine machining.
"We've got the latest machines from Charmilles, Sodick and Mitsubishi." he says, "and while there's some overlap, each machine has its place. By carefully selecting the right machine for the job at hand, we optimize productivity throughout the EDM shop and keep our costs down."
High-Speed Machining, Too
Wallace notes that the rest of the toolroom functions similarly, calling out its high-speed machining operations and noting that for Oberg, high speed truly means high speed—we're talking up to 40,000 RPM.
"We've acquired more than 25 new four- and five-axis machining centers since 2007," he says, "eight for toolroom support and the rest for production machining," noting a trend toward stamped parts requiring value-added machining. "There's no manual machining left here."
"In the past, a die section would require multiple steps across multiple machines," Bachelier adds, "perhaps to finish the tops and the sides. Now, a multiaxis machine can complete a die section in one handling. Cycle times are greatly reduced, and we eliminate setups and queue time. This has reduced machining time by 60 percent—setup time alone is reduced by 2 to 3 hr., so that a section that once took a total of 10 hr. takes just 4 hr. now. And, we can achieve a net or near-net finish and eliminate grinding in some cases." MF
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Iberoamerica: Contributing to the long-term prosperity of a continent
During my recent business development trip to Spain to represent MIGA at a forum on Latin American port infrastructure organized by Tecniberia, I had an opportunity to see with my own eyes and appreciate the great achievements made by many Iberoamerican nations.
One remarkable point in the still-young economic history of the 21st century is the "decade of sustainable prosperity" in Latin America. The region benefits from one of the longest growth periods in its modern history, with only Chinese and other emerging Asian powers jeopardizing its first position at the imaginary podium of the 21st-century economic empires.
It seems that Iberoamerica has finally managed to break its peculiar Malthusian trap (short periods of booming growth followed by deep recession) in which it fell again and again throughout the 20th century, and has seriously taken a sustained path of progress.
However, there are no grounds for complacency and passive contemplation of what has been achieved in this prodigious decade. Iberoamerican leaders and governments have to continue consolidating their economies, eradicate any poor past practices, and acquire new human resources and technical infrastructure. This will help them position their countries among the most advanced nations of the world and diminish the immediate risks of a slowdown in global growth.
The region is still facing evident challenges: the strengthening of the middle class, reduction of income inequality, exploitation of vast natural resources, and the engagement of minority groups or aboriginal majority in political and social life. Enrique Iglesias, head of the Iberoamerican General Secretariat (SEGIB) and former president of the Inter-American Development Bank, recently pointed out that "Iberoamerica is not going to have it easy going forward. We are no longer sailing with a favorable wind and we will have to use our own engines—sometimes the wind will even be against us...We have to start thinking in these new terms."
In this process the World Bank Group can play an impartial role by offering knowledge, technical skills, finance, and risk protection. It can support Iberoamerican countries in their efforts to reach higher levels of well-being and to fine-tune good practices to fulfill the increasing demand of the young Iberoamerican middle class.
The need for Iberoamerican investments and infrastructure is extremely high. During the aforementioned forum the ambitious plans of various Iberoamerican authorities were shared and the astronomical sums they require were revealed. Brazil alone is planning to invest more than USD 5 billion in the development of port infrastructure during the next 10 years.
Investing in infrastructure is fundamental to regional integration (an obvious target given the market potential of more than $ 7 trillion in value) as well as increasing Iberoamerica's external competitiveness as it seeks to take its place in the rebalancing of the global economy.
To achieve these ambitious goals, it is essential to mobilize huge amounts of international capital since national savings alone are insufficient to finance these development plans. This is where the role of MIGA as a catalyst is essential. MIGA´s Iberoamerican shareholders can access the agency's risk-mitigation instruments to buttress capital flows that are in line with the highest environmental and social standards. This is particularly important for a region that suffered the consequences of speculative capital in the last decades of the 20th century.
MIGA has a relevant role to play in the economic life of Iberoamerica during the next decade. It can assist these countries in realizing their ambitious infrastructure plans—contributing to long-term prosperity of the continent.
To paraphrase the great Peruvian poet César Vallejo: there is, Iberoamerica, so much to do.


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Had this been an English country road, Tom Fremantle might have seemed a natural part of the scenery. But Tijuana's Avenida Internacional, one of the city's busiest thoroughfares, is not a place where a man normally walks his dog.
Fremantle and Pancho were nearing the end of their 49-day journey that started in El Paso, Texas, on Nov. 9. The 1,000-mile trip had a purpose: supporting the work of nonprofit groups and drawing attention to border issues. He has reached about half his $25,000 goal.
A 42-year-old former journalist and psychiatric nurse, Fremantle has been working as a volunteer in Ciudad Juárez since 2010. Preparing to return to England, he decided to walk the U.S.-Mexico border with Pancho, an adopted Juárez street dog, and a support team driving an ambulance supplied by Ciudad Juárez Cruz Verde.
This is what he had to say as he neared the end of his journey on a brisk, wintry Thursday, watching as Pacific Ocean waves broke at the border fence that separates Tijuana and San Diego.
How it all started:"I was watching a documentary film about Juárez. They said they wanted English-speaking volunteers there. I contacted the Fundación Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte (in Ciudad Juárez). I told them, 'I'm no hero. If the bullets are flying, I'm not going to stick around.'"
What he discovered: "I went to work for a charity, I was teaching kids in the barrios, I was fundraising. I was just an English guy working at a charity. I'm not a narco, I'm not a policeman, I'm not a soldier. I'm not in a position where I'm vulnerable."
The route: "I wanted to be on both sides of the border. One of the things that I've found is that in El Paso, there's an incredible fear of Mexico. It's like a drawbridge has gone up, and I think that's rather sad. I was hoping this walk might spread a bit of a message of hope and trust. If a crazy Brit can walk on both sides of the border and come out at the other end unscathed, then it's OK for others."
Scary moment: "We were putting the tents up south of Agua Prieta, lighting fires for the evening. This group of guys arrived pretty drunk with guns. They weren't overly aggressive. When they saw the ambulance, they said, 'Can we help you?' They came back at one o'clock in the morning and said again, 'Do you guys need anything?' And then they drove off."
Unexpected encounter: "In the Altar Desert, one immigrant approached the ambulance. He was carrying just a bottle of water, in the middle of nowhere. We quickly gave him food and water and he was off again. It was quite eye-opening. It's a pretty treacherous landscape and very, very isolated, and so many people are braving it just to help their families get a better life."
Border splendor: "I had one amazing evening, walking through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. An incredible sunset lit up the sky. The cacti were higher than rugby posts. Pancho was walking on the pristine sand, and you got the crunch of his pads, we had the desert grouse whispering away and we had a coyote howling."
The kindness of strangers: "We were shown generosity on both sides. There was an old man, quite early in the journey in Mexico, near Ascención. He passed us and said a few things I didn't understand, and the next minute he came back in his truck and gave us some drinks and some apples."
What's next: On Saturday, Fremantle is scheduled to walk one more time — from the San Ysidro border to the offices of the International Community Foundation in National City. On Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., the foundation will co-host — with Tijuana's Fundación International de la Comunidad and the San Diego-based Border Philanthropy Partnerhip — a talk by Fremantle at the Center for Civic Engagement, 2508 Historic Decatur Road.


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Leia was initially going to write about Over The Knee boots, but I had to steal it off her because I am soooo in love with this trend. They are everywhere this season, from magazines to the catwalks, and even the likes of Kate Moss and Lauren Conrad are wearing them. But as Leia wrote: 'Are you bold enough to wear them?
Couture Carrie, for example, picked out a wonderful selection of boots here,
showing that with thigh high boots, maybe there is something for everyone. I don't know how comfortable I'd be in Stiletto Thigh High Boots though. I can imagine myself falling all over the place. But they do look absolutely gorgeous. For example, these Faith boots are stunning Personally I'd love a flat pair of boots.
I think they'd be the easiest and most convenient to wear. Maybe something like these from Office They definitely look more comfortable and practical for everyday life! The best thing, in my opinion to wear them with are a short skirt or mini dress, or maybe a pair of skinny jeans and tunic. Here are my high street picks for over the knee boots. It includes choices from places such as Top Shop and Asos, along with what I'd wear them with:
Over the knee by sherin88 featuring All Saints
Here are my slightly more expensive picks. They include a gorgeous Louboutin pair and Jimmy Choos. All the niceness that I can't afford right now:
otk2 by sherin88 featuring Roberto Cavalli
If you really don't want to buy a pair, why not make your own. Love Maegan has a brilliant tutoria for a DIY pair.
What do you all think of the Over-the-knee boot trend? Are you loving it as much as I do, or do you think its over-rated?
Photo Credits Kate Moss: Glamour Magazine Online: http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/photo-galleries/dos-and-donts-voting/071212-kate-moss-kate-won%E2%80%99t-change-change-her-spots.aspx
Hilary Duff: Style Bakery: http://stylebakery.com/celebstyle/trendspotting_black_over-the-knee_boots.html
Lauren Conrad: Fab Sugar: http://www.fabsugar.com/3051073
Black Lively: Style News: http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2007/10/17/gossip-girls-affordable-and-stylish-boots/


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Street Fighter IV can now be played online for cash
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LG Cup Street Fighter IV HD offers $21,000 prize pool
Street Fighter fans in and around Los Angeles should visit the Belasco Theater this Saturday, where from 11:00AM to 6:00PM the LG Cup Street Fighter IV HD tournament will be in full swing. The competition is one leg of the global Street Fighter championships, so there's sure to be some excellent bouts. You can register […]
Capcom launches Street Fighter IV: Volt for iOS
Capcom's released a new iOS version of Street Fighter IV, subtitled Volt. The game will include Wi-Fi support for one-on-one battles as well as three new fights: Balrog, Cody and Vega. You can get the game for £1.19, but do it now: price is getting hiked up next week each day until next Wednesday when […]
Check out Yang's moves in this SSFIV: Arcade Edition video
A video featuring Yang in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition is posted below.
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition FAQ tries to clear up any confusion
Confused about how Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition will work with Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV? Worried about your Battle and Player Points transferring over? Are you still scratching your head over what exactly the update going live on June 6 entails? Wonder no more, little Kens and Cammys. Capcom has […]
No extra characters to be released for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
Dengeki PlayStation is reporting that no additional characters for Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition will be released post launch. So what you get with the Arcade version will be it. Arcade, which was officially announced this month after being leaked to hell and back, will be made available as DLC for PS3 and Xbox […]
Street Fighter IV gets 3D arcade edition in China
Street Fighter IV has gotten a 3D release in arcades in China, according to an Arcade Heroes report. The release is a vanilla version of SFIV – meaning it's not Super Street Fighter IV – with 3D support, which could mean it's running from the PC version. That so happens to support nVidia's 3D vision […]
Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition port hinted at by Korea's Rating Board
First he said no. Then he said maybe. But according to Korea's Game Rating Board, next time Yoshinori Ono is asked about Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition coming to home consoles, he may well have to have to say "yes".
SFIV hacked for Kinect
Another day, another Kinect hack. This time, it's all about playing Street Fighter IV with your actual fists.
Sagat joins SFIV iPhone roster
Capcom's announced Sagat will join the character roster for Street Fighter IV on iPhone.
Street Fighter IV to cost $10, eight characters included
Capcom's confirmed Street Fighter IV for iPhone will include eight characters, and that the game will come with a $10 price tag when it releases next month.
Capcom wants to see Street Fighter IV on PSP
Capcom has said it wants to see Street Fighter IV on PSP sometime soon.
Street Fighter IV comng to iPhone
No. Your eyes do not deceive you. Do not adjust your set. Street Fighter IV is coming to iPhone and iPod this March.
Uncharted 2, Tekken, SFIV Home spaces get screened and videoed
Eurogamer.pt has live shots of the new Uncharted 2, Street Fighter and Tekken spaces that are coming to PlayStation Home tomorrow. Go through the link to catch the screens. But after the jump, you can catch a video from PlayStation Home director Jack Buser, showcasing the Uncharted 2 space: thanks to the US PS Blog.
Street Fighter IV to become 360 Platinum Hit
Not a surprise really considering what's happened this week. D'Toid's noticed that Street Fighter IV is set to become a Xbox 360 Platinum Hit in the US, if it's listing on Marketplace is right. Sure enough, it does show it as a Platinum Hit on Marketplace. More through the links.
"New warrior" coming soon to Street Fighter IV
Remember that Street Fighter announcement that was recently, er, announced? Well, now it's got its own teaser. Right now, the teaser page is counting down to 2009.09.29 17:00 JST. The site's url, meanwhile, mentions a "new warrior." In other words, we'll presumably catch our first glipse of the next generation in paved pugilism on Tuesday, […]
Mad Catz announces more Street Fighter IV FightSticks and FightPads
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Capcom hints at possible Street Fighter IV sequel
Over on Japanese Street Fighter IV blog, writer Natsuki Shiozawa promised that a solid announcement regarding a Street Fighter IV would be made in the near future. Basically it was an announcement about an announcement, but surely Capcom would not even say that if one was in the works. Or would it? Keep in mind […]
Steam has Street Fighter IV for half-price this weekend
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Capcom: No more historic fighters "in development"
Capcom's told VG247 that its not currently working on any more updates to its historic fighting games, but will almost certainly revisit its older scrapper titles in the future. "I'll be honest: right now we have nothing in development, but we've been pleased with how our fighting games have performed and our re-releases have performed, […]
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B.A. Music Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1980
M.A. Music Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1982
M.A. Counseling Psychology, University of San Francisco, 1988
Ph.D. Psychology, The Wright Institute, 1998
Dr. Cohan is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He currently teaches Case Conference at the Wright Institute. He began his mental health career as a music therapist, working with autistic children and mentally ill adults, but since 1988 he has maintained a private psychotherapy practice in Napa, CA, where he treats adults, adolescents, couples, and families, using an integration of mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral, and relational therapy approaches.
Dr. Cohan has also specialized in forensic psychology, providing evaluation, treatment and expert witness services for the CA Conditional Release Program (CONREP), and most recently coordinating psychological assessment services for the CDCR at the California Medical Facility (CMF) in Vacaville, CA. He is currently the Director of Sexual Abuse Services (SAS) of the North Bay, a sex offender treatment program in the Napa Valley. He also provides private assessment, consultation, and expert witness services in criminal cases.


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