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Boss_Numbat necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
2 ganadores han sido elegidos entre 32 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
First off, thanks all for taking the time to read this 'contest' description.
We are in the process launching a new (greenfield) company, e-business identity and web site focused on 'business and organizational practices' in the next 'little while' (2007) and are hoping one of the talented 'artists' (graphic artists) located here can help by crafting a business identity package to use. and build upon :)
Best Practice Consultantz
Desired Color Scheme:
Trusting Colors - Blues (Darker Hues - Royal), Greens (Darker hues - Growth/Spring). Am open to suggestions.
Desired Style:
Style Guide:
The logo needs to be simple yet strong.
The logo needs to work in a number of formats. Our current preference is to have a simple symbol (ideogram, logogram) -- to the left , to the right, or above -- the text (although are open to sugg
Accepted File Formats:
EPS - VECTOR please
This contest as the title suggests is for a total amount of Four hundred dollars ($400.00) to create the Business Identity Package we require, beginning with the most important aspect our signature (logo, brand mark) and then moving on to complete the rest of the 'elements (tasks) related for our business identity.
On that note, I would like to 'ask' those of you 'talented' artisans (artists) 'who may be considering' entering this particular contest to understand that my expectation(s) are that the individual artist (graphic designer) 'whose' logo design most appeals will naturally be the overall selected winner and would be expected complete the full 'contest' requirements thus claiming the $400.00 (USD) offered in this contest.
IF this is unsuitable to you, or you feel that you may be unable to fulfill ALL requirements and tasks, THEN I strongly suggest you do not enter this contest.
Personal Note - Due to the complex 'nature' of this contest, I would like to humbly suggest the following 'rules of engagement' (guidelines), which are the following:
ONE: You are entering a contest that requires original artwork and a multiple number of formats, therefore focus upon the first task, this being the requirement entitled number one (1) and the specifications given in the 'description and style guide' portion of this contest.
TWO: Specifications for the requirement entitled number two (2) are directly (intimately) related to requirement entitled number one (1) and the specifications given in the 'description and style guide' portion therefore a natural part of this contest and next step for successful 'brand mark' (logo) designer.
We are looking for a logo with a symbol that is reflective of the services we offer and in tune with the best practice and standards' orientation (focus) we use in our business practices.
The business name we have chosen for this process is: BPC
Tagline: Best Practice Consultantz
This contest is the first step in developing a brand that will be recognizable in intended target marketplace; we require fresh, professional, eye-catching branding and are open to all creative ideas - so please do not be shy.
For this business, and its web site we require an eye-catching logo.
The new logo will be used for both print and web, and will need to work in a variety of sizes as well, down to a minimum height of about 40 pixels.
The tag line does not need to appear on the logo at its smallest size.
As detailed in the style section below the icon portion of the logo needs to be suitable to the meaning of Consultants in a sense :), so if you can provide a couple of options here it would help up decide. Up until this point we had been using a Globe (symbol) and BPC- Best Practices Cpnusltantz (lettermark logo style).
A great resource for symbol inspiration is Symbols.com - http://www.symbols.com/
I will give feedback on entries and frequently as possible, this will be more than likely once every 24 hours at a time suitable to my schedule, as the contest duration is limited to fourteen (14) days.
Payment will be made upon completion of the contest to the winner after final revisions have been completed, at this stage these payment options are either Paypal or Escrow.
By submitting logos you guarantee all the work is original and your own, and by accepting the prize money all rights to the image transfers to the contest holder, and name of business identity.
Although I do not expect to need to exercise it, I reserve the right to end the contest without a winner if no winning entry can be arrived upon.
This 'contest' is for the following:
1.) LOGO (Two) PRIMARY & SECONDARY TOTAL: $250.00 (USD)
(i.) Ideogram, logogram (symbol) and lettermark based design
(a.) Primary Logo - $125.00 (USD)
1 x Full color Brandmark (Logo)
1 x One color Brandmark (Logo)
1 x Grey-scale Brandmark (Logo)
1 x Monotone Brandmark (Logo)
2 x Reversed Brandmark (Logo)
1 x Translucent Brandmark (Logo)
(b.) Secondary Logo $125.00 (USD)
1 x Full color Brandmark (Logo)
1 x One color Brandmark (Logo)
1 x Grey-scale Brandmark (Logo)
1 x Monotone Brandmark (Logo)
2 x Reversed Brandmark (Logo)
1 x Translucent Brandmark (Logo)
I require Compatible Final files of your 'winning' logo design, so please include:
A minimum of 300 DPI file resolution is required (Logo will be used for printed work), and the recommended (as always) format is a vector EPS file.
For the purposes of displaying and evaluating submitted designs, I would prefer .PNG format, please.
(i.) Business card
- Requirement (90mm x 55mm) front (standard business elements), back (include Web site URL).
(ii.) Letterhead
- A4 Size, letterhead (297mm x 210mm)
(iii.) With Compliments Slip
- (100mm x 210mm)
(iv.) Fax (Facsimile) template
- A4 Size (297mm x 210mm)
Stationery Examples
I have included some basic examples to help you get the creative juices flowing, give you an examples of expectations and act as a guide to help you along - I hope you do not mind.
Please remember to include Fonts (Typeface) and Color Values used in your original design in final submission.
I look forward to seeing your designs. Good luck and have fun with it!
Thanks for Reading!!
Boss Numbat
This contest was originally listed in multiple categories:
- Logo Design
- Stationery Design
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Sometimes, you actually get to save your season at the end of the season. Sometimes, the travails of April through August are pushed aside because of what you do in September and October.
Russell Martin is experiencing that rare opportunity now. He is saving a season that had been woeful.
As CC Sabathia used a fastball, slider and changeup combination to fluster the Orioles for 8 2/3 innings and help hoist the Yankees to a 7-2 victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Sunday, he was the most important player at Camden Yards. The Yankees need Sabathia to be their ace and their guarantee. When Sabathia starts, the Yankees want to believe they are as close to notching a win as they can get.
The second-most important Yankee on the field was Martin, the catcher who called Sabathia's pitches, who guided Sabathia through some dicey innings and who blocked a few pitches in a way that would have impressed Martin Brodeur. When Martin shed his gear, he managed to smack Jim Johnson's 2-0 fastball for a tie-breaking homer in the ninth inning. Before Martin's homer, he had gone deep once in 86 postseason at-bats.
Still, there is a relaxation about Martin in those crucial situations. After Johnson fell behind with two fastballs, Martin had to know that Johnson was going to throw a meatier fastball. There's no way Johnson wanted to walk the leadoff hitter in the ninth inning of a tie game. Martin pounced. It was his third walk-off homer in 2012.
"It's just, you know, you either want to be in that situation or you don't want to be in it," Martin said. "I love being in that situation."
It's rather bold of a .211 hitter to say he wants to be up in those stressful spots, but Martin said it with conviction. Truthfully, he isn't a .211 hitter anymore. From August 29 until the end of the season, Martin hit .269 with seven homers and 18 runs batted in. He finished with 21 homers, a career high.
Before Martin victimized Johnson, the seemingly invincible closer, he had a memorable fifth. In that inning, Martin's contributions weren't about offense. They had everything to do with defense. After Chris Davis' leadoff single, Lew Ford hit a ball that dribbled toward the mound. Martin instantly sensed that he was the only player that could make the play. He rushed forward, grabbed the wet ball and flung it to first as he tumbled forward on the grass. Mark Teixeira made a terrific scoop on the one-hop throw to collect the out. It was an athletic play and a hustle play.
Once Davis advanced to third, Martin twice blocked sliders that Sabathia had bounced near the plate. If Martin didn't get his body in front of either pitch, Davis would have cruised in with the go-ahead run. Not only did Martin block the pitches, he gave Sabathia the confidence to keep throwing that nasty slider with runners on base. Martin explained his defensive role as "taking care of my pitcher," which he did over and over.
It was a trying season for Martin, long stretches of lousy at-bats and an average that was under .200. But Martin is playing in October now, which is a chance for him to continue to save his season and help the Yankees push toward a World Series title. He was the second-best player on the field in Game 1. Suddenly, the .211 hitter looks imposing in the most important month of all.
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We're officially launching The Vault, a curated collection of high end independent mechanical watch brands. Watchismo is an authorized dealer of timepieces from Devon, Azimuth, Meccaniche Veloci, RSW, Ritmo Mvndo and U-Boat watches. Many more brands and independent watchmakers are being added soon, so be sure to check out The Vault at Watchismo... 'The Times they are a-changin'.
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DEVON is a reinvention of the watch. The Tread 1, daring and inventive, represents the exploratory American spirit. The exposed movement is a mesmerizing display of the patented interwoven system of conveyor belts. This series of belts includes critical elements that allow the optical recognition system to know every belt position at all times.
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AZIMUTH starts with a thought; a contemplation of our place on this planet. A mathematical term which defines the arc of a horizon from a reference point, it is a mode of measurement used by astrologers, navigators and military men to survey their bearings. But more importantly, Azimuth represents a cerebral pursuit - a reflection of Time and Space as determined by the word's Arabic roots, which translates to mean "route taken by a traveler".
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U-BOAT Watches, just like their original namesake, these watches are bold, aggressive and oversized. These timepieces embody force and style and reveal the unique personality of the man behind the revival, Italo Fontana. Every individual U-Boat watch is handcrafted in Italy and each tiny detail is overseen by Italo Fontana himself.
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MECCANICHE VELOCI is Italian for "Mechanical Speed", these are time machines that expertly combine motoring engineering and the sophisticated, high-end world of watches. In short, a solid project driven by a powerful vocation – a deep passion for engines.
Enter Meccaniche Veloci Watches
RITMO MVNDO - Architecture, geography and time integrated by commonality of culture, heritage and history are hallmarks of RITMO wristwatches. The offering provides fresh, innovative inspiration fit for any modern lifestyle. With unique details such as Persepolis' orbital cases or special edition diamond models RITMO Italian and Swiss techniques redefine the independent watch market.
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RSW's neo-brutalist design pays homage to futurism, oblique architecture, the super computers and the first electronic musical instruments. Anxious to create a timeless object, it is also a male symbol and not easily transferable. At the same time, serious and unique, mature and childish. Outland is presented like a strong and very masculine watch without complexity, a courageous contemporary object turned towards the future. RSW develops the theme of the compass in the way of indicating time.
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Shela Silverman's feedback concerning the current operations of On Our Own of Charlottesville was surprising, to say the least. [May 6 letter: "Drop-in Center no "flophouse"].
While I always encourage feedback from anyone in the community we serve, I will not dignify with a reply judgment statements concerning me and my staff from anyone who does not have the common decency to approach us first.
I urge Silverman to see first hand what On Our Own of Charlottesville has become. For that matter, I encourage anyone who has any interest in what we do to "drop in." Everyone is welcome.
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News tagged with angiogenesis
Angiogenesis is the physiological process involving the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels. Though there has been some debate over terminology, vasculogenesis is the term used for spontaneous blood-vessel formation, and intussusception is the term for the formation of new blood vessels by the splitting of exisiting ones.
Angiogenesis is a normal and vital process in growth and development, as well as in wound healing and in granulation tissue. However, it is also a fundamental step in the transition of tumors from a dormant state to a malignant one, leading to the use of angiogenesis inhibitors. The identification of an angiogenic diffusible factor derived from tumors was made initially by Greenblatt and Shubik in 1968.
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Collectables such as fine art, jewellery and antiques are an important component of wealth and globally have risen to almost 10% of the total in recent years.
A Barclays report, "Wealth insights: Exploring the motivations behind treasure trends", found that a third of global respondents reported that they had increased the number of treasure types they held over the past five years.
Overall, respondents from the United Arab Emirates topped the list, holding 18% of their wealth in treasure, followed by those from Saudi Arabia and China at 17%. South Africans held 11% of their wealth in treasure. The data showed women generally own slightly more treasure, about 11% of their net worth, compared with 9% for men.
Greg Davies, head of behavioural finance at the wealth and investment management division of Barclays, said the growing focus on treasure is an example of a "familiarity bias" that has become more pronounced since the financial crisis: individuals focus on investments that they feel they understand.
Financial markets
But the report noted evidence that treasure assets are correlated with broader financial markets. "When the financial crisis first struck in 2008 the prices of many collectibles dropped significantly. Then, as financial markets recovered in 2010, the art market also rebounded," it said.
The research found that respondents from economies that have more volatile or less developed financial markets and high per capita incomes generally tend to hold higher proportions of treasure in their portfolio.
In emerging and developed economies precious jewellery is the most popular choice. In South Africa, 70% of respondents own precious jewellery, but India tops the list at 98%. This category is followed at some distance by fine art and antiques.
The research also found the motivations for holding treasure assets are not purely financial. Globally, only 19% of treasure assets are owned by wealthy individuals for financial reasons.


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New arrangement! Any "Pirates of Penzance" fans out there?
MuseScore does not do it justice because it can't comprehend the text I write, but I hope some sax players enjoy it anyway :)
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MuseScore does not do it justice because it can't comprehend the text I write, but I hope some sax players enjoy it anyway :)
This is a brass quintet I wrote. I would love feedback and advice on things I could do better. Thank you.
Got ya attention now eh?!
THREE TIMES AS MANY MEMBERS AS DISCUSSIONS (well, there are only 13 discussions, but i am going for only a few discussions)
I'm founding a new group called Muse. It's designed to be everything, a place to hang out, to share ideas and pieces, and to socialize. We're planning on being really active, so you can have fun and get your pieces appreciated and heard!. Thank you, Fennel
I'm founding a new group called Muse. It's designed to be everything, a place to hang out, to share ideas and pieces, and to socialize. We're planning on being really active, so you can have fun and get your pieces appreciated and heard!. Thank you, Fennel
I'll keep it short and sweet: I orchestrated a waltz here, and spent a lot of time on it. Feel free to take a look at it :) https://musescore.com/user/31989152/scores/5899962
A remake of Desert Outbreak, a score I composed some time ago. I incorporated a lot more instruments this around and made some other changes. https://musescore.com/user/31293714/scores/5898621
Let me know what you think.
Two days ago my Band Director has annoced that Solo and Ensemble Season has begun and we need to find groups. I've found my group, and it consist of 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones and 1 Tuba. I've been searching everywhere for a piece that has the instruments we play, is there anyone who has composed/transcomposed a Solo and Ensemble Quintet like ours? Or recommend a piece that we can play/perform? btw: we are in the Wind Symphony Band in our high school.
hello friends!
check out my score for string quartet
tell me what you think
This is the first time that I have arranged a Chopin piece. Not only that, but it is the first Chopin piece I ever played, so I am very familiar with this piece. I know, I need a countermelody or something along those lines for the first violin. But there is a bit of a problem stopping me from doing this. That is just how close the second violin gets in pitch to the flute.
Typically, there is less than an octave of space between the second violin and the flute in any given beat. That doesn't allow for many countermelody notes if I want to keep things relatively consonant. And of course I want to keep things relatively consonant because of the beautiful melody in the flute. I also don't want to have the countermelody have so many short notes that it becomes the main melody. The flute is playing the main melody and I don't want to underwhelm that(I already get close to that with some of the forte dynamics).
There are no slurs in what I have written, mainly because the phrasing of the bass line is super clear just from the notation and, I have no idea where a flutist would take a breath. I can only barely get the first and second octaves to sound right, still doing that C major octave scale exercise and the staccato exercise on my flute. And this is after more than a month of flute practice, so while I technically can play melodies on the flute at this point, I am limited to legato melodies with short phrasing that aren't super elaborate.
What do you think of my arrangement of Chopin's Nocturne in Eb?
has any one arranged any pieces using one. i looked for sheet music for it on here and only found one piece
This is Vash Hartman's alternate account because google hates me.
can someone give me tips on composing classically in the likes of Mozart, Dvorak, Beethoven etc.
Hi! I seem to recall there used to be a way to specify/choose various muted brass timbres, but I'm having trouble relocating that info: am I misremembering? (My present need is for an F-horn "con sordino," but I'd appreciate the general knowledge of either how to or where to find such timbre mods.) Thanks!
I arranged another piece from Morse. Check it out, let me know what you think. Chances are, if you comment on mine, I'll take a look at yours. https://musescore.com/user/31989152/scores/5882300
Hi there composers,
This is a song without words for Trumpet, and my first attempt with that instrument. I'd be thrilled for your feedback. Thanks! - J


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Police: Houston man travels to SA for sex with teen
Mohommed Rafiq charged with online solicitation
SAN ANTONIO – Mohommed Rafiq, 59, who lives in the Houston area, is accused of traveling to San Antonio to meet up and have sex with what he believed was a 15-year old-girl .
In reality, the "teen" was a San Antonio Police Department Vice detective.
Officer Matthew Porter, spokesman for SAPD, said Rafiq began talking with the detective in an online chatroom, believing the whole time that the person on the other end was underage.
"He was chatting with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old female," Porter said. "They agreed on a time and a location to meet to engage in a sexual act."
When Rafiq showed up at the undisclosed location Wednesday afternoon, Porter said, detectives were waiting. They arrested him on one count of online solicitation of a minor.
Rafiq was booked into the Bexar County jail late Thursday morning with bond set at $20,000.
Porter said this type of crime happens fairly often.
However, he said it is unusual to travel the distance that Rafiq did. Records show he lives in the Woodlands, north of Houston.
"So you're talking about a three hour drive," Porter said.
Also unusual is the age of this suspect. In many cases, those arrested are in their 20s and 30s, he said.
Porter said detectives constantly patrol the internet for instances like this. He warns anyone who may be considering meeting minors online for sex to reconsider.
"Think twice," Porter said.
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Teen in bullying death case: Didn't do 'anything wrong'
One of two teens who had faced bullying charges related to the suicide of a classmate said Thursday she did not do anything wrong.
Katelyn Roman, 13, appeared on NBC's Today show one day after authorities in Polk County, Fla., said aggravated stalking charges had been dropped against both teens in the death of Rebecca Sedwick, who was 12 when she leaped to her death from a tower at an abandoned concrete plant Sept. 9.
"I do not feel I did anything wrong," Katelyn said on Today, adding that from the tragedy she "learned that it's not OK to bully and you should stand up ... to bullying."
Investigators and Sedwick's family said bullying that started at school and continued online pushed Rebecca over the edge. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the two accused teens agreed in juvenile court to undergo counseling as a condition of the charges being dropped.
"Our goal is that these kids never bully anyone again, never torment anyone again," Judd said.
"I'm very relieved'' that the case is closed, Katelyn's mother, Roseanne Gill, told Today. "It's been a horrible experience for me and my daughter and my whole family. This can happen to any child in America. We have to make sure we watch our children's Facebooks."
Judd, in announcing the charges last month, said the bullying began a year earlier when a 14-year-old — the other girl originally charged with Katelyn — started dating Rebecca's ex-boyfriend. The older girl threatened to fight Rebecca at a middle school in Lakeland, Fla., and told her "to drink bleach and die," the sheriff has said.
She also persuaded Katelyn to bully Rebecca, even though they had been best friends, the sheriff has said.
Jose Baez, the high-profile lawyer who successfully defended Casey Anthony when she was charged with killing her toddler, called Judd's accusations against Katelyn "reprehensible" and did not rule out litigation.
Katelyn's father, Emilio Roman, said he knew Rebecca well and felt "horrible" about her death. But he accused Judd of exaggerating his daughter's involvement in Rebecca's death.
"They had a confrontation at school, they had a fight, and then it was over with," Roman said. "And then, to actually turn around and say she bullied her ... and throw her picture up there ... was just crazy."
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The Evolang conference series provides the major meeting for researchers worldwide in the origins and evolution of language. The Evolang conferences are interdisciplinary, with contributions from disciplines including, but not limited to: anthropology, archeology, artificial life, biology, cognitive science, genetics, linguistics, modeling, paleontology, physiology, primatology, and psychology. Typically, about 300 delegates attend, with representatives from all these disciplines.
Normal standards of academic excellence apply. Submitted papers should aim to make clear their own substantive claim, relating this to relevant scientific literature, and briefly setting out the method by which the claim is substantiated, the nature of the relevant data, and/or the core of the theoretical argument concerned. Submissions may be theory-based, but empirical studies should not rest on preliminary results. All submissions are refereed by at least three relevant referees, and acceptance is based on a scoring scheme pooling the reports of the referees. In recent conferences, the acceptance rate has been about 50%. The conference showcases both oral presentations and poster presentations.
next conference
Dates: April 14-17, 2020.
Venue: Brussels, Belgium
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This is the general cycle for the conference, but for details on a specific conference please see its dedicated webpage.
- Evolang takes place every two years, in March or April of even-numbered years, over three days (two half days and two full days).
- The call for submissions goes out in the early months of the preceding year.
- The deadline for submissions is in August or September of the preceding year.
- Acceptance notifications are sent between November and December of the preceding year.
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Census Records for South Dakota
This entry was originally written by Laura Hall Heuermann and Marsha Hoffman Rising, CG, FUGA, FASG for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Population Schedules
• Indexed'1860, 1870 (both as Dakota Territory), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 • Soundex'1880 (Dakota Territory), 1900, 1920
Agriculture Schedules
• 1870, 1880
Mortality Schedules
• 1860, 1870, 1880 (all as Dakota Territory)
Union Veterans Schedules
• 1890
Although the Dakotas fell under Minnesota Territory for the 1850 federal census, the only whites enumerated actually lived in that territory's Pembina County, now North Dakota. Only the schedule for Jefferson Township of Union County remains of the 1890 population census. Microfilmed copies of all federal censuses listed above are available in the South Dakota State Historical Society (see South Dakota Archives, Libraries, and Societies) and are available from them on interlibrary loan. The 1880 and 1900 Soundexes do not circulate. The mortality schedules are available on microfilm and also have been indexed by AISI (see page 3). These are available at the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre, as well as various other repositories. The Sioux Falls Public Library, 201 North Main Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57102, has microfilm copies of the 1860, 1870, and 1880 federal population schedules for the territory, as well as for the state. The 1890 census (as with other states) was destroyed by fire. School censuses by some counties are in state archives.
Territorial and State
Numerous state-generated censuses for the Dakota Territory and the state of South Dakota were compiled and are available for research at the South Dakota State Historical Society. The Dakota Territory Special Federal 1885 census was taken under federal guidelines right before statehood and is extant for twenty counties in present-day South Dakota: Beadle, Butte, Charles Mix, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Hand, Hanson, Hutchinson, Hyde, Lake, Lincoln, Marshall, McPherson, Moody, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, and Turner. The 1885 census also contains a veterans' census. These listings may be borrowed on interlibrary loan.
State censuses include the 1895 census, available with ledger-style indexes, only for Beadle, Brule, Pratt (now Jones), Presho (now Lyman), Campbell, and Charles Mix counties. The census can be borrowed on microfilm from the South Dakota State Historical Society. Those censuses taken in 1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, and 1945, are also located there, but not on microfilm. Alphabetical card files exist for the 1905 to 1945 censuses. The 1905 census is an especially valuable census for the genealogist since land descriptions are given. This description can then be used to locate federal land records. Additional information in 1905's enumeration gives the length of time the individual was in South Dakota, and, if the individual was foreign-born, the time of residence in the United States.
Many early censuses of the state's Indian Reservations have been microfilmed and are available at The Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, as well as the South Dakota State Historical Society, where they are available on interlibrary loan.
External Links
- South Dakota Census Records - free up-to-date guide to accessing South Dakota census records. Identifies federal, state, and territorial censuses, as well as substitute records (FamilySearch Research Wiki).


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Planning for a Career Change
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A higher salary. More job security. Doing what you love. Fewer hours. More travel. Changing careers can be rewarding for many reasons, but career transitions don't always go smoothly. Your career shift may take longer than expected, or you may find yourself temporarily out of work if you need to go back to school or can't immediately find a job. Planning for the financial impact can make the transition easier.


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Ted Craver Elected EEI Chairman; Nick Akins, Tom Fanning, and Chris Crane Elected Vice Chairmen
Ted Craver Elected EEI Chairman; Nick Akins, Tom Fanning, and Chris Crane Elected Vice Chairmen
LAS VEGAS (June 10, 2014)
— Theodore F. "Ted" Craver, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Rosemead, Calif.-based Edison International, today was elected chairman of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the national association of investor-owned electric companies, international affiliates and industry associates worldwide. The announcement was made during EEI's annual meeting in Las Vegas. The Institute's chairmanship rotates on an annual basis.
Also elected today were three vice chairmen: Nicholas K. "Nick" Akins, chairman, president and CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP); Thomas A. "Tom" Fanning, chairman, president and CEO of Atlanta-based Southern Company; and Christopher M. "Chris" Crane, president and CEO of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ted Craver as EEI chairman. His experience, passion for the industry and drive for innovation will make him a great leader for EEI during this exciting and transformational time for our industry," said EEI President Tom Kuhn. "On behalf of the EEI team, I also would like to extend our gratitude to outgoing EEI chairman Michael Yackira for his dedication, leadership, service and valuable contributions to the industry during his tenure."
Kuhn also praised the vice chairs who will be supporting Craver as part of EEI's leadership team, calling Akins, Fanning and Crane an "extremely talented group of executives whose leadership and commitment provide a tremendous benefit to EEI and the electric power industry."
Ted Craver is chairman, president and CEO of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and Edison Energy. He was elected chairman and CEO in August 2008, and president in April 2008. Craver was chairman, president and CEO of Edison Mission Group from January 2005 to April 2008. Before that, he was executive vice president of parent company Edison International, and held the position of CFO and treasurer from January 2000 through December 2004.
Before joining Edison in 1996, Craver served as executive vice president and corporate treasurer of First Interstate Bancorp from 1991 to 1996. Prior to joining First Interstate, he spent four years with Bankers Trust Company of New York and seven years with Security Pacific National Bank.
Craver serves on the boards of directors of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Health Net, Inc. He also serves on the board of trustees of the Autry National Center and the California board of trustees of The Nature Conservancy. Craver earned an MBA and a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations from the University of Southern California.
Nick Akins is chairman, president and CEO of AEP and is a member of AEP's board of directors. Akins became president of AEP in December 2010, was named CEO in November 2011 and was named chairman in January 2014. He served as executive VP of Generation for AEP from 2006 until 2010 and was president and COO for Southwestern Electric Power Company from 2004 until 2006. Prior to this, Akins served as VP of Energy Marketing Services and VP of Industry Restructuring for AEP. Akins began his 32-year tenure with the company in 1982.
Akins is former chairman and current board member of EPRI. In addition, he is a board member of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, the Wexner Center for the Arts, the Columbus Partnership, Business Roundtable, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (NEIL), Fifth Third Bancorp and OhioHealth. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Louisiana Tech University and completed executive management programs at Louisiana State University, the University of Idaho, and the Reactor Technology Course for Utility Executives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas.
Tom Fanning became president of Southern Company in August 2010 and assumed the additional responsibilities of CEO and chairman in December 2010. Fanning has worked for Southern Company for more than 30 years and has held 15 different positions in eight different business units. Previously, Fanning served as COO and CFO of Southern Company. Prior to this, Fanning was president and CEO of Gulf Power. While at Gulf Power, Fanning was active in the state arena and served on the Governor's Transition Policy Team and was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to co-chair the Base Realignment and Closure Advisory Committee in 2003.
Fanning also serves on the boards of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. He also serves on the advisory board of the Georgia Tech College of Management, the board of trustees of the Georgia Tech Foundation and the World Association of Nuclear Operations – Atlanta Centre governing board. He is a member of the Business Roundtable.
Fanning earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial management, and was also awarded an honorary doctor of philosophy degree, from Georgia Tech. His executive education includes programs at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Harvard University School of Business and the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
Chris Crane is president and CEO of Exelon Corporation and previously served as president and COO. He joined Exelon, which was then ComEd, in 1998, and was named chief nuclear officer in 2004. Crane worked in the nuclear industry for more than 30 years, playing a key part in the turnaround of ComEd's nuclear performance, and the development of Exelon's proprietary Nuclear Management Model: a codification of industry-leading operational, safety, management, regulatory, workforce, and financial practices. Crane assumed responsibility for Exelon's fossil, hydro and renewables facilities, in addition to the nuclear fleet, in 2007. He was named president of Exelon Generation in 2008, with added responsibility for Exelon's wholesale power trading and competitive retail organization. Prior to joining Exelon, Crane served as Browns Ferry Site vice president for Tennessee Valley Authority, and worked in new plant start-up at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas and Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona.
Crane is chairman of NEI, where he has also served as chairman of the New Plant Oversight Committee and as a member of the Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee, the Nuclear Fuel Supply Committee and the Materials Initiative Group. He serves as vice chairman of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and is a member of the Board of Governors of the World Association of Nuclear Operators, the global industry organization promoting the highest levels of safety in nuclear plant operation. Crane studied at New Hampshire Technical College, and attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. He previously held a senior reactor operator certification.
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Drought gets hairy: Salons reflect on water saving
The small unit sitting on a shampoo sink at downtown salon Reflections doesn't look like much a few pieces of PVC pipe and some tubes. But according to local wastewater engineer Ron Grayson, this equipment could be an invaluable tool in fighting the drought.
Grayson runs Crozet-based Custom Environmental Technology Inc. with his wife Claire, and if the couple have their way, local salons, restaurants, and even homeowners may be installing this mini-water recycling unit before too long.
Based on the huge water purifiers Grayson sells to industries, the smaller creation, originally used as a model to demonstrate the system for his industrial customers, now has a patent pending, Grayson says.
Salons such as Reflections are considering installing the unit, which will cost approximately $3,000, not including the price of plumbing hook-ups.
One-time Senate candidate Jane Maddux, who co-owns Reflections with Edgar Martin, says that though salons don't use nearly as much water as one might think Reflections averages about 1,000 gallons per month she believes every little bit helps.
Since the unit can handle 50 to 60 gallons per day more than the salon uses and has an efficiency rate of 80 to 90 percent (some water is lost to evaporation and to the purifying process), Claire Grayson says Reflections could expect to see its water use drop to as little as 200 gallons a month. Though a savings of 800 gallons is just a drop in the bucket, if every business used such a system, the drain on our reservoirs could be lessened significantly, Claire points out.
The unit works by reverse osmosis, in which pressure forces a solution with a higher concentration the polluted water– through a filter into a solution with a lower concentration the purified water.
The process is quick, as is demonstrated at Reflections, where a jar of cloudy water polluted with shampoo, conditioner, and even a lye-based relaxer– is pumped through the unit. Almost immediately, clear water emerges from the machine into an adjacent container. The water is odorless, has no sticky feel, and Ron Grayson says it's ready to be reused on the next client's hair.
Grayson says his system can be adjusted so that water is purified for a variety of uses it can even be returned to potable status.
The water goes through three filtration processes: particle filtration, which removes sand, hair, dirt, skin particles, etc.; ultra-violet filtration, which kills bacteria; and carbon filtration, which removes organic matter as well as some heavy metals (Brita water systems use carbon filters).
Following the filtration, the water is collected in a 50-60 gallon tank, which Ron says would be stored in a closet or other out-of-sight area. For businesses that would need to reheat the filtered water (such as hair salons), Claire says instant heating units can be installed (at an additional cost).
Whether these recycling units will become as ubiquitous in salons as paper plates now are in restaurants remains to be seen. But if the drought situation gets any hairier, reusing water may become a do or dye situation.Read more on: drought


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A crash involving a DART train and a car shut down rail service in Downtown Dallas for a short time Wednesday morning.
DART said the crash took place near the St. Paul Station when the driver of the car tried to beat the train.
Rail service was suspended in Downtown Dallas while the crash scene was cleared and the car removed from the tracks. Service was restored at about 9:10 a.m., though DART said riders will experience some delays.
The latest news from around North Texas.
DART said there were no injuries in connection with the crash.
In a separate issue, the DART Green Line is running 10-15 minutes behind schedule due to a signal problem.


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marie77 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 7 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
The poor have big TVs, The Rich have big libraries. Design a page showing series of books.
Money and Kids
Design involves:
- One
page similar to the document/flyer in the website indicated below. The difference will be, it needs to show 13 smaller boxes laid out in three rows instead of just 6. http://www.biblicalstewardship.org/…wnload.htm
(the flyer is in pdf)
Page to have a header similar to the header and color of our main site. http://www.eflad.com.
1st row - a wide horizontal box or shelf that runs
across the page and to be labeled as 'Foundatonal'.
2nd row = series of 6 boxes/shelves with rounded corners labeled 1-6
3rd row = series of
another 6 boxes/shelves with round corners labeled 7-12
Upper left hand corner of each box to have tiny image appropriate to what that box/shelf is all about: There are tons of images from istockphoto/finance/money or better sources. We do not expect the images to be designed from scratch.
Row 1: Foundational Learning box
Row 2: 1-6 boxes
1. Earning
2. Investing?saving
3. Spending
4. Loans & Payment
5 Bankruptcy
6 Asset Protection
Row 3: 7-12 boxes
7-12 boxes:
7 Retirement
8. Lotto Winning
9 Taxes
10 Inheritance
12 Money & Religion
Lower right hand corner will be a number
Text for each box will be provided
by contest owner but designer can put placeholder texts in the box.
The tiny image in each box is to serve as an image link that should be clickable to lead to a blog site
- Clone
/copy an existing wordpress site or install a similar one and use the same header
designed above for consistency. This is optional. We can install the blog, we simply need the same header used in the page for the header of the blog.
- Item 1..I want Consistency in design of headers and color scheme. I like rounded corners in books shelves/boxes as well as in the wordpress template.
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Policies and Standards
City of Colorado Springs Privacy Notice and Policy
Updated 5/13/2014
Our commitment to privacy
Your privacy is important to the City of Colorado Springs. To clarify how we protect your privacy, this notice explains our online information practices and the choices you can make that determine how your information is collected and used by us. This notice is easily identified and accessed from SpringsGov.com, ColoradoSprings.gov and all its peripheral URLs. All citizens are free to contact City staff to discuss how their personally identifiable information is stored and used.
The information we collect
With minimal exception, this policy governs all information collected or submitted on the City of Colorado Springs website. In some areas of the municipal website, citizens and visitors can order goods or services, make information requests, or access other public information resources. The types of personal information the City collects at various points in the City website include:
- Personal and/or business names
- Addresses
- Email addresses
- Telephone numbers
- Fax numbers
- Specific information to describe a complaint or request information
- Credit/Debit Card Information
- Parking ticket identification numbers
- Permit identifications
The primary reason that we collect and maintain citizen information is to serve you and administer your customer relationship with the City.
The City also accepts job applications submitted securely via its website; however, in some cases this information may not remain entirely private. The City may use this information to conduct background checks, reference checks, or other activities related to the City's normal hiring process.
The way we use information
City staffs use the information you provide about yourself when completing a transaction you initiate over one or more of the Internet services on SpringsGov.com and ColoradoSprings.gov. This information is only used to complete the transaction you request to be completed. The City does not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete your order.
The City does not sell information about current or former citizens to any third parties; and it does not disclose it to third parties unless necessary to process a transaction.
The City offers a number of query-based applications that citizens, businesses, and visitors alike may use to access public records. Deed recordings and voter registration locations fall under this category of services. Some information is public by law and City staffs cannot legally hide or refuse access to this information to interested parties. However, access to this type of information is not new. All parties currently have access to the information.
City of Colorado Springs internet services use email addresses to answer email we receive from you. We also use your email address when you request enrollment in public newsletters and list-server-based email notices. This is an automated process and citizens and businesses may opt out of inclusion at any time by adjusting their profile information. All email addresses collected by the City will remain private and will not be distributed to any other parties for any reason.
Online surveys
The City values opinions and comments from citizens, so we may occasionally conduct online surveys. Participation in these surveys is entirely optional. Typically, the information is aggregated and used to record citizen opinions on important community issues. Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.
Our commitment to data security
Customers can transact financial business with the City through various e-commerce applications municipal staffs have developed. To protect this information, the City of Colorado Springs uses credit card verification services, up-to-date encryption technologies, and the like to maintain a standard, high-level of protection for your information.
In summary, to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the correct use of information you provide--the City of Colorado Springs has put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects.
More about cookies
What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies may make web surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you are at our site. The City of Colorado Springs does not save credit card information in cookies.
IP addresses
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web. Web servers automatically identify your computer by its IP address. IP addresses are often used to track a user's session. The City of Colorado Springs does not collect IP addresses.
Our commitment to children's privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For this reason, the City will not knowingly collect or maintain information from its website from individuals under the age of 13. Also, no part of ColoradoSprings.gov or Springsgov.com is structured or marketed toward anyone under the age of 13. One aspect of the City's web advertising policy consists of a standard not to accept advertising from any company whose goods or services are not legally obtainable by children. This includes advertisements from cigarette, alcohol, and sexually oriented businesses or persons.
The City of Colorado Springs encourages parents to take an active role in their children's use of the Internet and to spend time online with their children. Children may ask their parents to submit a request for information on their behalf.
In the event that a child does provide us with personal information, a parent or guardian of that child should contact the City at the email address or phone number listed at the bottom of this statement to identify the information which needs to be removed.
How you can access, update or correct your profile information
Citizens can access their personally identifiable information online if they create a profile. Profiles are a tool provided to the public so they may sign up for email notifications of public construction projects, parks and recreation activities, and general City news. Profiles are not required in order for citizens to have access to the entire City website. It is an optional benefit citizens may select to keep up to date with the latest City news and announcements.
Transactional information is not held by the City of Colorado Springs. Once service companies the City has contracted with have cleared the transaction, the City purges an individual's personally identifying information from its Internet servers. Some information will be kept and included with the transaction, such as order information, when it must be forwarded to business units.
To protect your privacy and security, the City of Colorado Springs also takes reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
Opt-out policy
At any time, you can unsubscribe from the City's email distribution list(s) by accessing your user profile. As a citizen with an active member profile, you will occasionally receive email updates from us containing City news and information. We hope you will find these updates interesting and informative. Of course, if you would rather not receive them, you may adjust your member profile accordingly at any time and you will be promptly removed from any further mailings.
What other information should I know about my privacy?
ColoradoSprings.gov and Springsgov.com contain links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website for which the City has no responsibility. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of all such sites as their policies may be materially different from the City's Privacy Statement. Please refer to the City's Linkage Policy for more information.
The City may disclose citizen profile information if required to do so by law, court order, as requested by other government or law enforcement authority, or in the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable when we have reason to believe that disclosing the information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing interference with our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
Any material changes in the way the City of Colorado Springs uses personal information will be described in future versions of this Privacy Statement.
A final note
Please note that the Internet is an evolving medium. If we need to change our policy at some point in the future, we will post changes before they take effect. Of course, our use of information gathered while the current policy is in effect will always be consistent with current policy, even if we later change that policy.
City of Colorado Springs linking policy
This policy specifically addresses links created on the City of Colorado Springs websites and its peripheral URLs.
The City's website contains links to other sites, which allow you to leave the City's site. Please be aware that the Internet sites available through these links, and the materials that you may find there, are not under the control of the City. Therefore, the City cannot and does not make any representation to you about these sites or the materials and/or information available there. The fact that the City has made these links available to you is not an endorsement or recommendation to you by the City of any of these sites or any materials found there. The City of Colorado Springs is providing these links only as a convenience to you.
Please be aware that the City of Colorado Springs is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites when linked to them through the City site. Users must be aware that when they leave the City site via links to other sites, that the information found is beyond the scope of City control. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. Visitors should read the privacy statements of those sites where they collect personally identifiable information. This City of Colorado Springs privacy statement pertains only to the website(s) under its sole control.
User policy: outbound linking policy statement
Any links contained on the City of Colorado Springs website, including hyperlinks, buttons, and referral devices of any nature, are for the convenience of the visitor only. The City does not endorse or recommend any third party website, product, or services, unless otherwise noted. To avoid misinterpreted relationships to any third party, it is the policy of the City of Colorado Springs that links to outside sites be text only. No icons, logos, or other corporate symbols may be placed on the Colorado Springs municipal website without an official agreement between the City and the third party.
The City of Colorado Springs respects the value of providing contact information to community resources. When organizations make an official request to the City for inclusion on the City website, municipal staff will review the request using a standard set of criteria. Those criteria may include, but are not limited to, the requesting organization's non-profit status, positive contribution to the community, relevance/relationship to providing City services and certification in some area of public service which primarily serves the Colorado Springs metropolitan area. If accepted, the third party will be asked to provide a contact name, telephone number, address, and email address, along with a short description of the services offered on the external site to be linked.
The City of Colorado Springs will always honor a legitimate request to remove a link from its website.
Elections & campaign finance
To avoid the appearance of City endorsement of political content, links shall not be made to sites that are associated with, sponsored by or serving a candidate for elected office, any political party or organization supporting or seeking to defeat any candidate for elective office or any ballot proposal. City Code 5.2.3
Linkage to commercial sites with advertising
Certain private commercial sites maintain and display information which provide a public or community service, or other ancillary static or interactive information to aid the public. These sites are not generally available through a governmental agency due to the cost of compiling, maintaining and/or displaying such information. To support the cost of compilation and maintenance of this information, these private commercial sites may include advertising or promotional material in the information display.
Although the City neither supports nor endorses entities advertised or promoted on such sites, it recognizes that a public benefit is served by providing the underlying information to assist City residents. Accordingly, links to such sites which contain this information, but also display commercial advertising or promotional material, may be included on departmental web pages when the department director has made a good faith determination that:
A. The department's independent replication of the information targeted for linkage is infeasible due to financial or other considerations; and
B. No non-commercial site provides the information targeted for linkage; and
C. The information targeted for linkage is critical to a service provided by the department; or
D. The information targeted for linkage is a vital enhancement to the department's mission.
Linkage to government agencies, academic institutions, public-private partnerships, professional, cultural, community-based and non-profit organizations
Links to such institutions are permitted on departmental web pages when the site contains information that enhances services provided by the department.
No linkage to religious affiliated sites
To avoid the appearance of City endorsement of any religious related content, links shall not be allowed to sites that are associated with religious or similar organizations.
No linkage to sites containing inappropriate material
Links to site containing inappropriate material are expressly prohibited.
Link maintenance
City departments shall routinely check links on their web pages to ensure they are functional and contain no material which violates this policy.
Authority of Chief Information Officer
The City Chief Information Officer is authorized to order removal of material from department web pages which is non-compliant with these adopted guidelines.
User policy: inbound linking policy statement
Third party websites may provide links to our website only on the following terms:
1. The third party may link to the home page of the City of Colorado Springs website by using the plain text name of "The City of Colorado Springs" or some variant approved by the City's Office of Information Technology.
2. No person or organization is authorized to incorporate any content of any form from the City's website into any other website by any means, including by in-lining or framing, without expressed written permission from an executive of the City of Colorado Springs. Requests for exceptions may be sent to the City's Office of Information Technology (please refer to "How to contact us" below).
3. Links to our website from third party websites should not in any way suggest that the City of Colorado Springs has any relationship or affiliation with that party, or that the municipal government endorses, sponsors, or recommends the information, products, or services of that site without expressed written permission from an executive of the City of Colorado Springs.
4. The City of Colorado Springs has the right to ask you to remove your link to our homepage if it is perceived to be confusing, misleading or damaging in any way.
5. The City of Colorado Springs municipal government reserves the right to refuse third parties legal permission to link to the municipal website.
6. Any grant of linking permission must be obtained from the City of Colorado Springs before being added to any third party website.
7. The City of Colorado Springs reserves the right at all times to rescind linking permissions to any and all third party websites.
How to contact us
Should you have other questions or concerns about the City's Privacy Policy, please call the City of Colorado Springs at (719) 385-2489, or send us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com, or write to the City's Office of Information Technology:
30 South Nevada Ave, Suite 701, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
Website Accessibility
ColoradoSprings.gov and SpringsGov.com have an objective to be fully accessible and usable by people with visual, auditory, motor, and other disabilities. Accessibility features that have been incorporated into this Site include, but are not limited to, the following design attributes and standards compliance:
- ColoradoSprings.gov and SpringsGov.com have been created and maintained with web standards and guidelines and is optimally viewed in a current standards-compliant web browser.
- Site pages have implemented object attributes for form objects, tables, frames, divs and images.
- Site pages permit screen reader utilization.
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- This site makes use of relative font sizes, proportional sizing and is compatible with the user-specified settings "text size" option in IE and Firefox browsers. The best "text size" for viewing ColoradoSprings.gov and SpringsGov.com in a current browser is medium or 100 percent.
- If your browser or supporting device does not support stylesheets, the content of each page will remain readable.
Standards compliance
ColoradoSprings.gov and SpringsGov.com pages adhere to the following industry standards:
- The W3C WCAG Priority 1 Guidelines;
- Site validated to XHTML and CSS2;
- The Site uses standard structured semantic markup.
SpringsGov.com uses XHTML 1.0 and CSS to conform to the design standards specified as laid out by the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. If you have any difficulty using the Site because of a disability, please inform us and we will make the effort to work with you to make any content or information available to you. Please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem area, the preferred format in which to receive the information, the specific page address(es) (URL), and your contact information.
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November 27, 2007, 7:00 pm
Children's dental health: 2 letters
Re: "Coverage in decay; Gaps in dental insurance open Colo. wide to medical crisis," Nov. 20 news story.
As the CEO of the state's largest dental insurance company, I was pleased to see the problem concerning the dentally uninsured given prominent coverage on the front page of The Denver Post. With the tremendous escalation in the cost of medical coverage over the last several years, it is easy to forget the importance of making dental care affordable and accessible to Coloradans. Read more…


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14 Apr 2019 - 12:00 pm
St. Simons Island
Sunday Brunch
The brunch is back and it's a la carte with a menu that will change weekly and oceanfront views that will take your breath away! From 12:30-3:00pm, you can also enjoy our Bloody Mary Bar or Bottomless Mimosas for $15 with the purchase of a breakfast sandwich or an entree.
NOTE: Sunday Brunch is not always offered on major holidays, it is best to call ECHO at 912-268-5967 to confirm. Traditionally there will be an alternative holiday dining option that may offer the Unlimited Bloody Marys or Bottomless Mimosas at an additional charge (from 12:30-3:00pm). To view our Holiday Menus, click here.


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You may have seen (and hopefully answered) our survey in the last issue. If you have responded, please click the Delete Card button below, so as to avoid redundancy. However, if you have been putting off responding for one reason or another, please send a completed survey as soon as possible. We've received a number of excellent responses (luckily we have a color monitor so we can check the RGB values that some people sent for their favorite colors) and are collecting and tabulating each and every one. Keep in mind, of course, what Mark Twain once said, "There are three kinds of lies - lies, damned lies and statistics."
Send completed surveys in any form you wish to any of these addresses:
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By now I'm sure that most of you have heard of Motorola's speedy new chip, the 68040. Motorola finally announced this week that it will start shipping the 68040 in quantity, an announcement which a number of companies were waiting anxiously for. Of those, NeXT is probably the most important since the new NeXTStations and NeXTCubes can't ship until the 68040 arrives in bulk. Motorola is rushing the chips out in an effort to meet manufacturers' needs.
This is all well and good for Apple as well, since it's no secret (or at least we don't think it is :-)) that Apple has been working on a 68040-based Macintosh. However, Apple has also been rumored to be working on a RISC-based (reduced instruction set computing) computer that would use Motorola's 88000 line of processors. There is a slight problem with the Motorola chips though. In true Nancy Reagan spirit, Motorola recently instituted a drug-testing policy for its employees, a policy that caused a number of Motorola's engineers, most significantly the ones in the 68040 and RISC departments, to resign in protest. That may be another reason Motorola rushed the 68040 ship date - they didn't want manufacturers getting worried about chip availability
It's unclear whether or not the Apple RISC machine will be a Macintosh or not, although I personally think it would be a large mistake to introduce yet another platform into the market. Such a RISC machine should at least have a Macintosh emulation mode. Apple has said that it will only use the 68000 family in the Mac, but some people wonder if this is true, in light of last week's news that Apple and VLSI Technology and Acorn Computer Group plc formed a new company in Cambridge, England (would someone in the UK please tell us what that plc stands for?).
The company, Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) will develop cheap RISC processors that consume little power. Such processors would be extremely useful in the next generation of portable computers, perhaps even the sort that General Magic is working on. Another likely possibility for the RISC processor would be in a laser printer's rasterizing board. The greater the resolution of a laser printer, the greater the need for processing power, particularly with complex images, and Apple no longer has a high-end laser printer now that 600 and 1000 dpi printers are readily available from companies such as LaserMax. Apply that logic as you will, we've heard nothing specific and are merely connecting related points of information.
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It's gotten so that we can't even think of good titles for this article any more. It's repetitive, we know, and there's not much we can do to make it interesting short of telling lawyer jokes (no offense to any lawyers of course, most of our lawyer jokes come from lawyer friends. "What!" you say. "These people have friends who are lawyers? And here we thought they were normal!").
In any event, there is a new version of Disinfectant. The version number is 2.4, and you should grab a copy next time it's convenient. We probably don't sound terribly alarmed and in truth we aren't. The new virus that 2.4 finds is a new strain of the ZUC B virus, which originated in Italy. We initially thought there wasn't much cause for concern, but just this week, a copy of ZUC B was found here in Ithaca, New York, USA. There are a few other minor fixes and small things that John cleaned up in 2.4 and it's worth having, in case a ZUC B virus tries to sneak into your computer. Pick it up from your favorite purveyor of free software.
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It's not just a state of mind, it's a time of day. Afternoon is also the title of perhaps the first work of fiction that requires a computer to be read. I stress the phrase "work of fiction" because most people immediately think of the text adventure games popularized by Zork and others from Infocom. However, Afternoon is different. It is truly fiction and bears no resemblance to a game or puzzle. There is nothing to solve, nowhere to go, no prize to capture. In essence, there is no more goal in Afternoon than there is in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" or any other papertext. With fiction, if there is a goal at all, it would be what some have called the completion of self, i.e. when you feel that you are satisfied with the fiction. In papertexts, that usually happens at the end, though I've stopped reading a book in the middle because it was completed to my satisfaction (a nice way of saying it was lousy). In hyperfiction, you may never read everything, but that doesn't matter so long as you feel that you've read a complete story.
If you like modern fiction, and particularly if you like the idea of an ever-changing, fluid fiction, I highly recommend Michael Joyce's Afternoon. It runs on the Mac 512KE and above, sells for $19.95 from Eastgate Systems, and if you act fast, you may even get an autographed disk. Afternoon is the first fiction written in Storyspace, a program that Michael Joyce helped to create. Storyspace will also be marketed by Eastgate and is specifically designed for writing hypertext. I shouldn't say too much more about it for now, since it will be released soon, but suffice it to say that Storyspace is an excellent hypertext authoring system. I personally have written the equivalent of over 250 pages in it, so I should know what I'm talking about. Stay tuned...
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What a lot of letters! It may become reality if AT&T succeeds in its bid to buy NCR. So far NCR has refused (and I may not have this exactly right - stocks are not my strong suit) stock offers of $85 and $90 per share, but AT&T isn't giving up. There's been talk of $100 per share, and NCR has proposed $125 per share. One way or another, it's a lot of money.
AT&T is probably looking at NCR as a excellent way to finally get a decent computer line. NCR makes a huge family of computers and just released a whole slew of new ones. AT&T, on the other hand, has had poor results in the computer market. Computers like the AT&T PC 6300 and a pseudo-personal Unix box flopped in the market. So on that account, AT&T could get back into what it must see as a lucrative market, especially considering that AT&T Unix is a popular operating system and a number of the NCR computers run Unix.
The deal goes both ways, of course. NCR isn't known for their customer service, or rather they are known for mediocre customer service, whereas AT&T usually gets decent ratings on that score. In addition, NCR recently announced WaveLAN, a wireless network, though little has been said about it since its introduction. AT&T's clout behind WaveLAN might give it a serious boost in what is bound to become a large market eventually. Motorola has announced a more ambitious radio network, Apple has asked for FCC clearance for a portion of the bandwidth, and just recently Toshiba announced that it was working on the low end, a method of wireless communication between peripherals, which would eliminate the massive wire nest behind everyone's desks (where the wire rats live :-)). Who knows what AT&T could do with WaveLAN if it managed to acquire NCR and quickly pushed WaveLAN into the marketplace?
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The US political climate is about as strange as the average Ithaca weather in that it's seldom predictable, but often involves slush. Battles have been waged over issues like flag burning (does it count if I throw a TIFF image of the American flag in my Mac's trash can?) and other free expression issues. Electronic freedoms have been in the news as well, what with the FBI seizing the equipment of suspected electronic burglars. It's even gone so far that Mitch Kapor and others formed the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group dedicated to educating both the government and the public about electronic freedoms.
In the midst of this thicket of confusion, up pops Prodigy, the online service run by IBM and Sears, two of the more conservative companies in the solar system. On the face of it, Prodigy sounds like a great deal, a flat rate of $9.95 for a month no matter how long you spend online. There are a few drawbacks, such as a fifth of the screen devoted to advertising and an interface from hell, but people didn't mind that. Then came the slush. Prodigy decided that it wasn't making enough money, so it raised the monthly rates and started charging 25 cents for each mail message over 30 per month. Considering that it costs the same amount to send real mail and have someone pick it up at your house and deliver it your friend, people became unhappy. First they started grumbling in the bulletin board areas, then in private mailing lists when Prodigy informed them that their griping was uninteresting and wouldn't allow it posted. That wasn't enough, so Prodigy changed its guidelines to make such mailing lists illegal. In addition, Prodigy expelled the most vocal of the dissenters and starting screening even private mail to be sure its guidelines aren't weren't violated. Now there's a nasty job.
Due in part to the massive bad press, though, Prodigy now says that it will reinstate the people it expelled if they sign letters admitting that they harassed other Prodigy members and advertisers with their protest. From what we've heard, Prodigy's offer has been turned down cold. The other online services have been happily taking the users who are unhappy with Prodigy's censorship practices.
This ugly incident point more towards a larger issue of the boundary between email and normal mail. Opening a letter that's not addressed to you is a US federal crime, and it's no better for a mail carrier to do so. Similarly, free speech guarantees that you can say what you want in person, but that doesn't seem to apply to electronic discussions. In our opinion, freedom of expression should not be limited by the medium of expression, but only by its ability to directly harm another person. An excellent example is Usenet, where lots of unpleasant and controversial subjects are discussed. You can say anything you wish without fear of legal reprisal (except for some local computer abuse laws). However, if what you say is deemed inappropriate for any reason, prepare to be flamed. That internal set of checks and balances serves to properly compartmentalize topics, so if your message belongs in alt.sex.chains&whipped_cream, it had better not show up in comp.sys.mac.misc. In the vast majority of cases, the existence of appropriate forums is enough; and in the few exceptions, public uproar serves to keep the peace. If only the rest of the electronic world were so reasonable.
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Gov't: Most heating bills to rise this winter
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The government forecast Tuesday that most households will pay more for heat this winter. Heating oil users will catch a slight break, but still pay near-record prices to keep warm.
Prices for natural gas, electricity and propane should be higher, the primary reason that more than 90 percent of U.S. homes will incur higher heating expenses.
Natural gas users will see the biggest percentage increase after two years of historically low prices. Their heating bills should rise to an average of $679, the Energy Department said in its outlook for heating costs for the season running from October through March. That is about 13 percent higher than a year ago but still 4 percent below the average for the previous five winters.
Homes relying on electricity for heat, about 38 percent of the U.S., will likely pay about 2 percent more compared with last year.
For heating oil customers, there is good news and bad. Their average bill should drop 2 percent. But they'll still pay an average of $2,046 for the season, the second highest on record behind last year's $2,092.
"If there's one type of product that could catch fire and go higher, it's heating oil," says Tom Kloza, Chief Oil Analyst at the Oil Price Information Service and GasBuddy.com.
Natural gas should average $11 per thousand cubic feet, the government said. That's $1.33 more than last year, but still below the nearly $13 per thousand cubic feet that homeowners paid in the winter of 2008-2009.
The Energy Department predicts that heating demand will fall 0.3 percent nationwide. The Northeast is expected to experience the biggest increase, up 3.4 percent, while the West is expected to see demand drop by 3.1 percent.


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Roughly 200 positions are expected to be eliminated by the Walt Disney Co., most to be absorbed by the company's Burbank headquarters, in a round of layoffs next week, according to a company source.
Some of the positions to be eliminated currently are vacant, the source added.
The company's massive, growing "Grand Central Creative Campus" in Glendale — where workers develop theme-park rides, games and new commercial uses of familiar Disney characters — will not be affected. Many of the jobs will be in the film distribution department, the source said.
The layoffs come as the industry weathers a transformation, with ticket sales at theaters flat, home video sales undercut by the recession, Internet streaming outlets such as Netflix sapping home video sales, and as studios offer video-on-demand in an effort to tap the growing digital distribution market.
"The changes in home video have been dramatic," Larry Gerbrandt, an industry analyst who runs Media Valuation Partners, said. "What is happening to the movie industry is a little like what happened to the music industry when iTunes was introduced."
Brad Brown, a publicist for films and television, said the industry trend of making fewer films — but focusing on high-profile, big budget "tent-pole" movies with potential for a large international audience — also is changing marketing and distribution operations at the studios.
"All the major studios announced some time ago making fewer films, but bigger films," Brown said. "They don't have a need on an ongoing basis for all the people in distribution."
The layoffs are not the first for Disney this year. In May, the Disney Interactive Media Group eliminated 103 positions in North Hollywood, according to the California Employment Development Department. In March, Disney Interactive Studios in Glendale eliminated 54 jobs.
Disney reported profits of $942 million on revenues of $9.1 billion for the first quarter of 2011, with both figures lower than the same period in 2010. Studio revenues declined 13% to $1.3 billion, and the company's gaming operation continued to operate in the red.
Chief Executive Robert Iger said he expected the gaming part of the company to begin generating a profit in 2013.
Gerbrandt said studios are struggling to regain command of the home video market. Studios benefit when consumers rent their films via Netflix, he said, "But the high-margin sector of home video was the sale of DVDs. The question for the studios is, 'How do we continue selling a movie to a consumer?"


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Changes in Python Imaging Library 1.1.2
Changes from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2
- Adapted to Python 2.1. Among other things, all uses of the "regex" module has been replaced with "re".
- Fixed attribute error when reading large PNG files (this bug was introduced in maintenance code released after the 1.1.1 release)
- Ignore non-string objects in sys.path
- Fixed Image.transform(EXTENT) for negative xoffsets
- Fixed loading of image plugins if PIL is installed as a package. (The plugin loader now always looks in the directory where the Image.py module itself is found, even if that directory isn't on the standard search path)
- The Png plugin has been added to the list of preloaded standard formats
- Fixed bitmap/text drawing in fill mode.
- Fixed "getextrema" to work also for multiband images.
- Added transparency support for L and P images to the PNG codec.
- Improved support for read-only images. The "load" method now sets the "readonly" attribute for memory-mapped images. Operations that modifies an image in place (such as "paste" and drawing operations) creates an in-memory copy of the image, if necessary. (before this change, any attempt to modify a memory-mapped image resulted in a core dump…)
- Added special cases for lists everywhere PIL expects a sequence. This should speed up things like "putdata" and drawing operations.
- The Image.offset method is deprecated. Use the ImageChops.offset function instead.
- Changed ImageChops operators to copy palette and info dictionary from the first image argument.


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The third in episode in the second US series of Who Do You Think You Are? saw US personality Rosie O'Donnell's journey of exploration of her mother's ancestry take her to Montreal.
She was first in a Catholic church where she examined original parish records. The same information might well be found online through the Drouin collection.
Then she went to l'ANQ, the Archives Nationales du Québec, where she examined census records. It was a site chosen for visual impact as it is not the repository of the originals. Anyone could examine that source online.
The final Montreal stop was the Grande Bibliothèque where she found the one record of the place of birth for her ancestor, in a newspaper death announcement on microfilm, which was localized the place to search in Ireland.. This is likely the one source not yet available online, a realistic reflection of the situation regarding digitization of Canadian newspaper records.
The census record showed some children of the family born in Ireland, some in Canada. The baptismal records of the children in Ireland allowed her to discover the exact parish of origin and an entry in Poor Law records showing the family being emigrated to Canada from the workhouse.
All in all the show showed O'Donnell following a reasonably convincing trail of investigation. It would be nice if for once they would mention the actual amount of effort needed, as well as showing the obligatory few turns of the microfilm handle by the Star.
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Rosie O'Donnell in Montreal for WDYTYA
The third in episode in the second US series of Who Do You Think You Are? saw US personality Rosie O'Donnell's journey of exploration of her mother's ancestry take her to Montreal.
3 comments:
- Mike More said...
Although Rosie spent a bit more effort, the word that came to mind for the shows was "superficial". I am still disappointed by how little effort it seems to take on the show, although they seem to like jetting around the world to get their information on the spot. I did like the fact that Rosie actually looked at siblings of her ancestors, including tracing forward the descendants of her grandfather's half sister. But the earlier shows seem to worry only about driving their own line backwards as far as possible. It may be good for the hobby that the show will spark interest in a wider population but now we will have to educate them in "proper" genealogical research methods.
- 19 February, 2011 07:40
- LDC said...
I too am dismayed to see how little work it seems to take on WDYTYA; however I tend to think that viewers will contribute this streamlining to having professional researchers help you (at cost).
At least the show is getting people interested in genealogy. It will be easier to get more people interested in preservation and more digitization if they are interested in genealogy in the first place.
- 19 February, 2011 11:16
Come on, folks. This is TV, not a graduate seminar. Imagine how boring it would be for those watching if research was depicted realistically.
Why do we always want to make genealogy seem so like a punishment or penance to non-practitioners?
Do we make the same complaint about "History Detectives" or, further afield, cooking shows on the Food Channel? Probably not. Yet these programs are no more realistic for exactly the same reason. Their primary mission is to be watchable television.
- 19 February, 2011 18:04