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Five inmates at the Idaho Correctional Institution have filed a civil lawsuit against beer and wine companies for one billion dollars. The convicts claim that the companies did not sufficiently warn them about the addictive nature of alcohol.
Please note: this is not a parody, it is nowhere near April 1, and The Onion had nothing to do with this news story. There is no word on whether the prisoners are considering suing the vineyards that produced the wine, or even Mother Nature for creating the natural process of fermentation.
The crimes of the five men range from voluntary manslaughter, grand theft, and drug conviction, and according to the self-drafted legislation, alcohol has "played a major role" in most of the situations that landed them in jail. Keith Allen Brown, a 52-year-old that has spent almost 30 years of his life behind bars, filed the suit on December 10, but the group has not yet hired an attorney.
Seriously ... what is wrong with people? The beer made them do it? No. Just no. While one presumes that alcohol played a role somewhere in the mix of their crimes, it did not make anyone decide to steal a car.
Can you imagine what an insane world we'd live in if alcohol turned people into criminals? We'd have cause for prohibition if that were the case -- rampant crimes, prisons overflowing, courts overwhelmed, etc. Not to mention the cops that might have a beer after work to relax -- we'd never be able to trust law enforcement again!
There is nothing inherently wrong with alcohol. Consumed responsibly, it's a great way to relax after a long day, or get a little bit silly and have fun with friends. It does not cause anyone to commit crimes. Everyone is responsible for their own actions, no matter how drunk they are.
It seems like the convicts are just trying to pass the buck for their bad behavior.
Do you think these guys have a case?
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Linda Lavin didn't exactly plan this. But she knew better than to think life always goes according to plan.
Beverly Hills, Calif. | Linda Lavin didn't exactly plan this. But she knew better than to think life always goes according to plan.
"Make plans and God laughs," the actress said.
Seated across a patio table from her husband, Steve Bakunas, in a quiet corner of the Beverly Hilton patio, Lavin was nearly 3,000 miles away from where she expected to be when she left Wilmington in 2012.
Then, her focus was on New York. Longtime Wilmington residents and co-founders of the local Red Barn Studio Theatre, Lavin and Bakunas sold their Front Street home last fall and found a "country place," as Lavin called it, about two hours outside New York City.
There, Bakunas set to work renovating the house. Lavin performed her nightclub act in the Berkshires.
But only a few months later, Lavin found herself in Los Angeles, meeting actor Sean Hayes to discuss a role in his new NBC comedy pilot, "Sean Saves the World."
A few months after that, NBC ordered the pilot to series – it premieres at 9 p.m. Thursday – so Lavin, Bakunas and their dog, Mickey, found themselves in a rental house in West Hollywood. And Lavin, famous for starring in the sitcom "Alice" for nine seasons in the '70s and '80s, found herself back as a series regular on a prime time show for the first time since the short-lived "Conrad Bloom" in 1998.
"She waited a long time," Hayes said of Lavin's return. "According to her this was the perfect fit for her because it was a role that wasn't the clich� overbearing mother."
Lavin plays Lorna, mother of Hayes' character, also named Sean, who is a single dad trying to balance his work and home lives when his teenage daughter, Ellie (Samantha Isler), moves in full-time.
It's one of several comedies this fall mining laughs from relationships between adults and their parents. But Lorna is a far cry from the loutish fathers on Fox's "Dads" or the shrill divorcing parents on CBS' "The Millers."
"I'm playing a mother who is not the butt of the joke, who is not a simpleton or a joke herself, (but) who has something to say," Lavin said. She calls Lorna attractive, smart and challenging.
"I think she's completely loving and completely present, and yet the generational differences are a source of comedy, too."
Those differences mean Lorna often voices strong opinions about Sean's parenting style, leading Sean in the pilot to tell her, sarcastically, "Sometimes, you're negative."
"She doesn't think she's negative," Lavin said. "I want her to be full blown, wanting to be here for this kid, for her own son, and yet opinionated without being in any way negative. When we play a character … we go for what we want, and the more desperate we are or the more infuriated we are, the more the source of comedy lives."
Lavin praises show creator Victor Fresco – "smart, so smart" – for creating a strong character for her to play and writing a mother-son dynamic in which both characters give as much as they get.
"He's also very challenging," Lavin said. "He needs his mother, but he doesn't want his mother there."
Lorna is also fiercely protective of her granddaughter and in future episodes will spar with one of Sean's co-workers, played by Megan Hilty ("Smash"), over who will be the new female role model in Ellie's life.
Hilty, Hayes and Lavin all have roots in theater, which Hayes said was part of the reason he and Lavin clicked instantly.
"When we first met I said to her, 'I feel like I've known you.' She said, 'I feel the same thing.' There's this familiarity that is naturally there of old friends, but we've never met."
Lavin, a Tony winner and six-time nominee, isn't leaving the theater world behind.
Even if "Sean Saves the World" keeps her on the left coast for a full season, she'll be finished filming early enough to return to New York for any spring productions that come calling.
And she promised she'll find time to visit the city she called home for 17 years.
"We live in the moment. I didn't know I'd be coming here when we moved lock-stock to New York," Lavin said. "We're not bound to a place. We'll come back to Wilmington."
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|2009-02-25, 23:22
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|2009-02-26, 00:26
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And they get "points" for "good" work ....
The last chapters were awesome but I felt kind of rushed in chapter 137 because they only spoke about how the set ended ....
|2009-03-25, 20:19
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Does anyone else think this series is on the verge of going on too long? It feels like the author is starting to repeat herself. I'm not saying it should end tomorrow, but it would be nice to see the story start building to its final arc soon.
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No way! The author takes a brake, misses one addition, and Kyoko spends an arc developing herself without Ren couching her everystep of the way, and eveybody starts whining. I miss Ren! I want kyoko back! blah blah. Be patient.
We still have relationships to develop.
Ren X Kyoko
Sho and Kyoko showdown.
Further Kyoko development
Pasts to explore including Kyoko's and Ren's.
Were not even halfway there yet.
Kyoko's trying to change herself, she is just starting.
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Whew reading from the anime to chapter 137 in one rush....Well that's that .
Well at any rate I'm personally hoping there won't be many more crazy bullying scenes like 135. Probably the most disturbing thing I've seen from the anime or manga to this point. It may have been the point, but just felt it was going a bit too far. Call it what you want but if I'd been in that girl's position the idea of going through it again for a real take would have made me bolt for the door .
Still I've really enjoyed the story overall. They manage to take time to develop different characters along the way. Certainly a time where some will get a ton of focus and then fade out for a while. But think that's fine since before you know it the character your missing will pop up.
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New Wikia Editor
What do you think about activating this, I prefer it and have already activated it on the other two wiki's I run and I really like it, anyway I thought I'd ask for your opinion so leave a vote and a comment below. Tom Talk 23:10, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Tom Talk 23:10, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Bunny J. (Talk) 23:15, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 23:22, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Dan the Man 1983 01:44, July 7, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - GTANiKoTalk 12:03, July 9, 2011 (UTC)
Since we are in favour of it, I went ahead and activated it. Dan the Man 1983 04:22, July 7, 2011 (UTC)
Request for demotion: Chimpso (Administrator)
- Closed as successful on July 8 2011 - McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 20:54, July 8, 2011 (UTC)
User:Chimpso (Contribs) (Logs)
This user is one of the many administrators who abandoned this wiki to go post on the other GTA Wiki. Despite this, he somehow retained his sysop rights, and continues to occasionally use the tools to promote the other GTA Wiki. Therefore, I feel he should be relieved of the tools, and am submitting this to a community vote. McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 06:55, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Support as proposer. McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 06:55, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Support Crescendospectredragon 09:24, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Don't really care either way :) - Tom Talk 10:27, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Support - Bunnyjoke 16:20, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Support - Dan the Man 1983 19:27, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Support - --Owen1983 19:36, July 8, 2011 (UTC)
I have done nothing wrong. Nothing to violate the rules of this wiki or Wikia. There is no reason to demote an experienced, long time admin of this site for no reason. My "adevertising" never degraded this wiki in any way, shape or form. I simply pointed out the obvious change in the skin and in every case I clearly said that the choice to move or stay was entirely up to the user and we were not forcing anything on anyone. I find it disrespectful and a breach of Wikia's rules and policy that you (WikisEditor and McJeff) have deleted former staff members pages, which you even done without a logical reason. When did I use my tools to degrade this wiki? My "promotion" was a bid to help confused users who came back to a whole different wiki. It was placed in my blog space. Not in the main space, not in talk pages, in my blog, where I should be allowed (especially as an experienced admin) to post what I feel (within bounds of course).
I know that you may believe that I am being a burden to this wiki. But I have not made any disruptive edits to this wiki, and I don't know why everyone is accusing me of being the bad person here. I'm just doing what I feel is in the intrest of the users. This is not about me, this is not about winning, this is not about having the most users. It is about what is best for the users. If you feel that I am being degratory or am making things worse for the users of both sites, please tell me. I will be happy to explain myself. Chimpso (Talk) 10:10, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Honestly I'm not bothered either way, he hasn't really done much other than that blog. The blog however was an obvious attempt to make this wiki look bad, and I don't think anyone who has seen that blog can disagree with that, another thing which annoyed me was how you claimed to check in on this wiki which you never did which is why it was in such a mess and why I had to spent so long getting rid of fan fiction, vandalism etc. You don't need admin rights as you don't edit this wiki anymore but I don't see any harm in you keeping admin rights. Tom Talk 10:27, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- An attempt to make the wiki look bad? Once again, I was simply stating the obvious. A large amount of ads and an untidy skin vs few ads and a stable skin. If that makes your wiki look bad then that is no ones fault but your own, and you can't blame me for this. As for checking in, we DID. Spaceeinstien was even looking after the wiki for a short amount of time, reverting vandalism. However, remember that we planned on moving, not forking, not splitting in two, but moving. Wikia's choice to keep this wiki running caused us to have split priorities. And, while our site was still getting set up, you can't honestly think we would devote a huge amount of time to this wiki, when we were still putting together our own. Like you said, there's no harm in me keeping admin rights. I have not degraded this wiki, and I am still here to answer questions and help out. Remember what I said, it's in the intrest of the users. And I know that you guys are relitivley new to adminship. If you have any questions to ask, I'm still here, I still check in every day or so, you can ask me. Just because I don't edit, doesn't mean I can't remain an admin, editing is not the only thing that admins do. Chimpso (Talk) 10:39, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Based on what he has said, I see no harm in him keeping admin rights, so I have now changed my mind and oppose desysopping him. Dan the Man 1983 10:49, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- Did either of you two actually check his contributions logs? He claims he has "done nothing to violate the rules of this wiki or Wikia", and yet he's deleted pages with the deletion summary "(Load of junk, thanks for pointing it out GTAForums ;), now, go to www.grandtheftwiki.com)" and written a blog advertising the other wiki - those are both against the rules of this wiki and Wikia (if they weren't, all those other admins wouldn't have been desysoped and blocked). McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 00:04, June 28, 2011 (UTC)
- I understand that McJeff wants to demote Chimpso because he doesn't do too much on this wiki. But like Tom and Dan the Man 1983 said, I don't think it'll hurt anything if he stays an admin. I'm sorry guys, I'm just stuck. Bunnyjoke 16:27, June 27, 2011 (UTC)
- That's not at all why I want to demote him - I want to demote him because he is abusing the administrator tools to promote another wiki. McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 00:04, June 28, 2011 (UTC)
- McJeff, I would appreciate if you actually read my previous comments, where I have already explained why I created the blog. Those deletions you are refering to were pointed out to me by a post on GTAForums (titled "Don't trust the GTA Wikia, GTA V page is bullshit"). After seeing the GTA V page on here and seeing how trashed it was (there were users on the forums saying "GTA V will be in .... because the Wiki said so"), I decided to delete it as it was spreading misinformation everywhere, hence the term, "load of junk". The "Go to Grand Theft Wiki.com" part was there because many users said "I don't trust it, but it still has some info" and that was adressed to them (hence the refferal to GTAForums). If users don't trust a wiki, I am happy to offer them an alternative, which I did. I see no harm in that, once again, I do things in the intrest of the users, not for my personal gains. If the only thing you have to support a demotion is a blog that you clearly misunderstood and two deletions that seemed uncalled for, then I personally believe that you have a fairly weak case.
- EDIT: And why were on the subject of uncalled for deletions, perhaps you whould like to explain to me why WikisEditor deleted the user pages of all former staff members. I noticed that you deleted Gboyers userpage recently, without providing an edit summary. I (and Gboyers) would appreciate an explanation for both WikisEditor's deletions and your recent one. Chimpso (Talk) 08:00, June 28, 2011 (UTC)
Last night I discovered that Chimpso was desysopped by Sannse, one of the Community Central Staff, personally. He was then resysopped by User:Biggest gta fan ever illegitimately. Biggest gta fan ever has since been desysopped and blocked indefinitely by Community Central. While I respect all 'oppose' votes on Chimpso's deadminnning, I feel this new evidence is damning enough that it warrants reopening the discussion. McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 19:38, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Which is why I support having him desysopped. Dan the Man 1983 19:42, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- He only has admin rights cause a friend of his resysopped him. Dan the Man 1983 20:04, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- I have had a change of heart guys I also think he should be desysopped. --Owen1983 19:41, July 8, 2011 (UTC)
I was playing around with this on one of my Wikis and I was wondering what you guys thought of it. I guess it's not like that Chat Roulette crap, I guess all you can do is write to each other. It would make it eaiser and faster then writting on a talk page. Let me know what you think and be sure to vote. Bunny J. (Talk) 19:57, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Bunny J. (Talk) 19:57, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Tom Talk
- Yes - --Owen1983 21:55, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Dan the Man 1983 05:25, July 5, 2011 (UTC)
- I have chat on the L.A. Noire Wiki and its good. Tom Talk 20:02, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- I am all for it if it means we can interact with each other its what the communities about --Owen1983 22:01, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- I put the chat as active now, it can easily be turned on and off using Wikia Labs. Dan the Man 1983 13:10, July 5, 2011 (UTC)
General discussion: Swearing
The GTA Wiki:Rules page states that we are not allowed to swear anywhere outside of quoting characters who swear verbatim in articles. The rule state that partly because some users will be underage swearing is forbidden on GTA Wiki. I find two issues with the logic. First, I knew perfectly well what the F-word meant when I was as young as 9 and used it fluently by the age of 12, like most any boy who went to public school, so it appears to be 'protecting' people from something they don't need protecting from. Secondly, since the full profanity appears in the articles, it's not like they're 'protected' anyway.
I don't like this rule and I think it is childish. "Cussing people out" is already banned under the civility/personal interactions rules, so the rule isn't required to prevent that. And as I've said various places, I think it's the intent rather than the words used that we should react to - I'd hand out the same block for "ignorant milquetoast" that I would for "stupid m-f-er". So really all this rule does is irritate people who, while generally respectful of social norms, feel dropping the occasional f-bomb to make a point is acceptable.
Before I try making a vote topic though I'm just posting this for discussion, to see what the general community thinks and if there's interest in lowering or getting rid of the language rule, or if most people here are happy with profanity forbidden outside of encyclopedic articles. McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 05:46, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
- I agree partly, for one reason that GTA is not meant to be played by people under 12 in the first place. If they didn't play the game it is unlikely for them to view this wiki, let alone visit a vulgar page. GTA Wiki is supposed to be a "mature only" site not meant for juniors. If they play GTA, they brought it to themselves. And if they learn the f-word early as a child, the vulgarities in the game and this wiki will influence or encourage them to use the f-word, possibly blurring the line between right and wrong. So, as long as a child plays GTA and is in this wiki, we should set a good example for them (if there are any child users), and not influence them to use the f-word on other websites and in public and real-life. I don't really object in your view, but stating how children, no matter what, should not be faced with vulgarities on websites at such early age GTANiKoTalk 05:57, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
- I don't see the harm in swearing, any word, if used in a certain context, can be just as bad as using a swear word. If someone's played GTA then they must be accustomed to swearing. If the words are used in GTA games then I don't see the harm in using them on the GTA Wiki. As long as they're not used to insult other users then I don't have a problem with swearing. Tom Talk 11:57, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
- Proanity is something I never have a problem with. What annoys me more is those who try to censor it. Jeff will remember, we had an issue on BW a few years back, when a user, Paul HK try censor the word "SHIT" in an article because it was profanity. His reason being that children may read the wiki. It's a childish rule, but we do have to draw the line.
- As stated above, dropping the F-bomb to make your point is acceptable in all cases. Especially if the other person refuses to listen. That is when I have a tendecy to drop an F-bomb. However on the other hand it can be bad too, especially when you use it to insult people.
- For example, me and Jeff could be arguing over content, where we do not disagree, and he has made his point. I could reply to him by saying "Dude, you're fucking wrong". See that is not bad, because I made a point by telling him I think he is wrong. However, if I was to reply "Dude, you're a fucking arsehole", then that is bad, because I made no point and just plain insulted him. I'd be fine with the former, but draw the line at the latter. Dan the Man 1983 12:34, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
- I agree with Dan, but what a few people wrote on the GTA 5 Wishlist page is just plain mean! We don't have to have our users insulted! I think you guys are right, it all depends on the context. There is a difference between, "Oh, man, my computer is shit," and, "You're shit." As long that it's in the rules that you "Cannot swear in an insulting manner," then, I'm fine if people swear. I actually do it alot in real life. ;) Bunny J. (Talk) 16:38, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
here is my 2 cents first GTA is not meant for minors so kids should not be here the bottom line is were grown ups so I think this rule should be relaxed --Owen1983 17:33, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
@Owen1983 Oh, snap! Well, I guess you told me! :) Bunny J. (Talk) 18:07, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
I guess it it just depends on who you are. I wouldn't swear on here, wether it's allowed or not. It just doesn't make you sound very intelligent. However, if other people want to do it, I guess It's okay. Like I said, "As long that it's in the rules that you 'Cannot swear in an insulting manner,' then, I'm fine if people swear." Bunny J. (Talk) 01:52, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
- Excessive profanity and "abusive language" is covered in our civility policy. I don't believe calling someone a 'stupid fucker' is any worse than calling them an 'ignorant milquetoast' - if the words are intended to offend and upset it doesn't matter how crass or fancy they are, and if they're not intended to, what's the problem? Also, in my 3+ years on Wikia I've actually never seen a person who had to be blocked due to foul language, so I'm not worried about the wiki getting covered up in f-bomb droppings if the rule is relaxed. Yes, someone who says 'fuck' five times a sentence is probably trying to offend someone, and would get blocked and ordered to stop at the risk of more longer blocks. McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 03:48, July 6, 2011 (UTC)
Requests for promotion: Dan the Man 1983, The Tom & McJeff
This wiki is in need of some Bureaucrats to keep this wiki running smoothly, as you may be aware the former Bureaucrats abandoned this site in October. We are planning on making a request to Wikia for Dan the Man 1983, The Tom and McJeff to be granted Bureaucrat rights. We are already Admins on this wiki and are all very experienced Bureaucrats, Dan is a Bureaucrat on Bully Wiki, Bully Fanon Wiki and Wikia Answers, Tom is a Bureaucrat on Mafia Wiki and L.A. Noire Wiki, and Jeff is a Bureaucrat on Bully Wiki. Before we send a request to Wikia we would like to make sure that we have the communities backing so please leave your vote and, if you wish, a comment below.
- Yes - Bunny J. (Talk) 18:29, July 1, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - GTANiKoTalk 02:26, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
- yes---Owen1983 18:32, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Yes - Haruhi Suzumiya 06:00, July 5, 2011 (UTC)
- The only problem is that I'm not too thrilled about McJeff because... well, he's not exactly the sweetest apple on the tree. Know what I mean? He's a good editer but it looks like he likes to get revenge like he did with Gtacrzy rubbing it in his face that he deleted all of his pictures. Look, I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just being honest. I hope you can respect that, McJeff. I decided to vote yes because he is a good editer.
Tom, Dan, I have no problem with you guys, I say go for it. The worst they can do is say no. You are both fantastic admins and you've always helped me out! Bunny J. (Talk) 18:41, July 1, 2011 (UTC)
- It's definitely a yes, since all of you have a lot of experience and responsibility, and since the wiki is in need of a few. I doubt no one will object GTANiKoTalk 02:37, July 2, 2011 (UTC)
- your both good editors but if the ball was in my court I would suggest Tom or Dan as bureaucrats my reason is Tom runs mafia and LA Noire and Dan has Bully wiki and another thing I was I was an admin on Mafia wiki and IMV Tom was a very good bureaucrat so he would be my first choice Dan my second McJeff he is a good editor but i read about him deleting images from the wiki after another user did something if you are reading this Mcjeff I am nit attacking you I have no reason to personally I think your a great admin but before you can get bureaucrat rights you have to prove your responsible and wont do anything silly --Owen1983 19:17, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Deleting images is not silly. Many if not most users on Wikia either ignore, misunderstand, or attempt to refute or deny copyright laws. In the case of the user whose images I deleted, he lied and claimed he had taken all those images himself when he really just stole them from various places on the internet. Ever since badges got introduced on Wikia there's been a tendency for editors to think that uploading lots and lots of images is automatically a good thing. I don't allow them to do so and so editors hate me. It's like people getting angry at the police for giving them speeding tickets - it's not the police's fault you were going 18 miles per hour over the speed limit in a 30 mph speed zone, it's yours, but good luck getting them to admit they were the ones that are wrong, instead they complain about the "pigs" and "corruption". McJeff (talk this way)/(stalk this way) 19:36, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- @Owen, we are all requesting to become Bureaucrats, thanks for the kind words though :). Tom Talk 19:25, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Also McJeff deleted those images because they were copied and I had told the user that he could upload images of vehicles if he took the images himself, which he didn't, so McJeff removed them. Tom Talk 19:29, July 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Owen, Jeff has been editing with me on Bully Wiki for a few years now. In most of that time he has been both an Admin and a Bureaucrat, and even if I do not agree with some of the things he does, which I always take up with him in discussion, he has never been irresponsible. He has never blocked anyone that did not deserve it, he has never demoted a user from adminship or rollbacker that did not deserve it. Dan the Man 1983 00:48, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- @ McJeff Yes, but what a police officer says is, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to write you up a ticket," not, "Yeah, there's your ticket! How do you like that?! Bam! That's right I wrote you up for all 100 of 'em!" However, Dan is right, he has never been irresponsible. That's why I changed my vote. He is also a really good editer. Bunny J. (Talk) 16:31, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
- Seeing as this wiki has no bureaucrats as of now, we sure could use some help from these three. Among the current admins, they are among the most respected and could help this wiki improve. Haruhi Suzumiya 06:06, July 5, 2011 (UTC)
- @Tom I know, he's just not too friendly. He only really talks to me if he wants something. It's not that I don't like him or anything, I'd just rather it being you two. Look, I already voted "Yes," so I'm just gonna drop it. Bunny J. (Talk) 19:10, July 5, 2011 (UTC)
- I'm closing this now as voting has run for a week. Dan the Man 1983 18:44, July 7, 2011 (UT


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Scammers targeting Entergy customers
Warning from the Orange County Sheriff's Office:
In recent weeks, the Orange County Sheriff's Office has received a rise in reports of scammers targeting Entergy customers. Entergy is aware of the scam and has an Internet web page dedicated to this particular scam. The link is: http://www.entergy.com/alerts/scam2.aspx
This particular scam involves a phone call to an Entergy customer by a person claiming to be an employee of Entergy. The victims are told that they are currently behind on their electric bill and their electricity will be turned off if the bill is not paid in full within an hour. Then they are directed to transfer funds electronically, sometimes through the system known as "MoneyPak."
Entergy acknowledges that it sometimes places courtesy calls for a disconnect notice, but they are usually recorded messages. Entergy insists they will not demand immediate payment over the phone.
While the Sheriff's Office is unaware of any persons in Orange County falling victim to the scam, we are hoping to keep the public aware of the scams in which we see an increase. If you believe you have been a victim of this scam, or any other scam, please contact the Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff Keith Merritt cautions all citizens to be wary of suspicious phone calls when someone is asking for personal information or demanding payment. These are usually indicators that it is a potential scam.


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On The Road
Bulldogs volleyball lost a close match Tuesday, falling 25-21, 23-25, 23-25 to the Wright City Wildcats on the road.
"This week has been a rough week for the girls. Losing to Centralia and now Wright City was a disappointment for all of us," head coach Rachel Leu said. "During both matches I felt we were in control and then let the game slip away from us."
Senior Macy Carmean had 11 kills for the Bulldogs. Senior Brooke Tessman had 20 digs while sophomore Kymberlynn Tessman had 13 digs to lead Mexico defensively.
Leu hopes the girls can shake the loss when they resume conference play at home against Hannibal Thursday.
"Our confidence has been shaken, so now we have to get it back," Leu said. "We're too good of a team to let these games get us down, we will learn from our mistakes and become a stronger team because of it."


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Most Laid Off Illinois Government Workers Back After Shutdown
Gov. Pat Quinn's budget office says most state workers whose salaries are paid by federal money are back on the job, but more layoffs could come if the federal shutdown continues.
Roughly 100 workers were issued temporary layoffs last week, including employees with the Department of Military Affairs, the Illinois Department of Employment Security and Labor Department.
Quinn's budget office says temporary layoffs for more than 70 employees expired Wednesday. The U.S. House has approved back pay for some workers.
More than three dozen workers are still off the job, including Labor employees who conduct worksite safety inspections. More state layoffs could be issued next week.
Quinn has sent U.S. House Speaker John Boehner a letter, urging the shutdown's end and predicting hundreds more layoffs if the shutdown continues.


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Michael Vick has an autobiography coming out in September, so the quarterback, and his past crimes, are back in the spotlight. Vick told USA Today that he knows dogfighting is a permanent part of his story – and shared an excerpt of his book in which he admits that he was once more dedicated to the fights than he was to the Falcons.
In one excerpt of the book posted online by USA Today, Vick writes that he grew immune to the violence and crime where he grew up, in Newport News, Va., and was more dedicated to learning dogfighting than he was to playing quarterback in Atlanta.
"I became better at reading dogs than reading defenses. That's just so sad to say right now, because I put more time and effort into trying to master that pursuit than my own profession," Vick writes in the book, Finally Free.
In an interview with USA Today, Vick said he has come to terms with the permanent mark on his past.
"I've made peace with it, because I have no control over it," he told the paper. "But at the same time, I think I made a lot of changes for the better and I think in my quest to be an advocate against dogfighting and working with the Humane Society, I've helped more animals than I've hurt."
In another portion of his interview, Vick said he wants to give hope to others who have made mistakes, and for fans to get to know more about him than they might in a brief interaction.
"I run into so many people who feel like they don't have any hope after they make a mistake, or after they can't overcome certain obstacles in their life … I just want them to know that there's several roadblocks you're going to run into," he said, later adding, "Even though you may fall, you have to get up."
In another excerpt, Vick said he hoped to lie his way out of trouble with the NFL – though it ultimately led to a harsher penalty from the league. USA Today as more on the book and the interview.
The autobiography is due out Sept. 4, with a forward by Tony Dungy.
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JOHNSON CITY (Aug. 24, 2012) – ETSU head coach Stefanie Shelton announced Friday that the Buccaneers will be welcoming two new players to the women's golf program for the 2012-13 season.
Lourdes Lopez (Cadiz, Spain) and Vivienne Chin (Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Malaysia) continue the Bucs' tradition of recruiting the best players from across the globe. Shelton said both players should help the team as they make another run at the Atlantic Sun Conference championship and a trip to the NCAAs in the spring.
Lopez, who played two seasons at Jacksonville State, was an all-newcomer and second team All-Ohio Valley Conference pick during her time at JSU, while also twice picking up the league's golfer of the week honor. She captured one tournament individual title at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate during her time at JSU, setting a school and tournament record for individual score with a round of 6-under-par 66 on the final day of that event.
Prior to her collegiate time in the United States, Lopez finished fifth in the 2008 Spanish Open and was also ranked first in the Audalucia Rankings in 2008.
"Lourdes is a winner," Shelton said. "She knows how to win and she does not accept less than her best in competition. With only two years of collegiate golf remaining, she is fueled to leave her mark with the Bucs."
Meanwhile, Chin won the 2012 Labuan Amateur Open as an individual and later helped her home state of Sabah capture first place in the Malaysian Games. In addition, she represented Malaysia in the World Amateur in 2010, and later that year also played in the British Junior Open, the Asian Games, and the Asia Pacific Junior Open.
"Vivienne is a great competitor who loves this game," Shelton said. "Her experience competing and winning around the world will be a great asset for our team. I expect her to compete for us immediately."
The team will open its season Sept. 17 at the Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Ky. For more on ETSU women's golf throughout the season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's golf link.


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The recent annual conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of New Zealand, held in Auckland, was notable for the ordination of 3 outstanding young ministers, the launch of the Wesleyan Ministry Institute and the celebration of the inauguration …Three New Ministers Ordained
The recent annual conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of New Zealand, held in Auckland, was notable for the ordination of 3 outstanding young ministers, the launch of the Wesleyan Ministry Institute and the celebration of the inauguration of the South Pacific Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The conference also considered the Redefinition of Marriage Bill currently before Parliament.
The Celebration and Ordination service was held on Saturday 10 November at East City Wesleyan church. Rev Rex Rigby, the first indigenous Australian to serve as National Superintendent of any Australian church, was the guest speaker. The newly ordained ministers represent part of the crop of young, highly competent ministers that are being nurtured within the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Rev Jo McKinnell is the youngest minister to be ordained in the church. She currently serves as Youth Pastor to the Papakura Wesleyan Church and is working amongst the at-risk youth population of the Redhill suburb.
Rev Clint Ussher is the senior minister of The Well, a Wesleyan Methodist Church plant in Christchurch. He reflects the high quality church planters that are being recruited to the movement. Rev Ussher brings a rich blend of practical ministry experience and strong academic preparation, having recently completed his MDiv from Princeton Seminary.
Rev Frank Ritchie is the Education and Advocacy Manager for TearFund New Zealand. His work with TearFund embodies much of the Wesleyan imperative to ministry with the poor and marginalised members of our global community. Rev Ritchie worships with cession|community in Pakuranga, where he leads the Commoners midweek service – a worship service of contemplation and prayer.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church's investment in ministerial preparation was clearly evident in these ordinations and further reflected in the launch of the Wesleyan Ministry Institute (WMI). The WMI will serve as an umbrella organisation for ministry preparation with the Wesleyan Methodist Church offering a range of distinctive subjects for lay and ministerial students and coordinating educational access to a range of local and international tertiary providers.
ConneXion 2012 was the first member national conference to meet within the newly formed South Pacific Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The inaugural President of the conference is Rev Dr Richard Waugh. The wider mission of the Regional Conference was reinforced and celebrated with New Zealand accepting a partnership role with the developing Bougainville church. Australia and the Solomon Islands are the present members of the regional Conference with other national churches predicted to align with the largest regional expression of Methodism in the Pacific.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church's submission to the Select Committee dealing with the Redefinition of Marriage Bill was received by the Conference. The conference affirmed its commitment to marriage in the following terms:
The Wesleyan Methodist Church's position on marriage is consistent with the historic Christian perspective that marriage is expressed in a monogamous lifelong relationship between one man and one woman, is a covenant union made in the sight of God and is part of the divine design for the birth and rearing of children. It is our conviction that marriage is an important foundation for our society, part of the natural order which we see evidenced in the world around us, clearly established in the Christian scriptures and fully realised in the teaching of Jesus on marriage.
The conference also affirmed the church's commitment to a properly constituted review of the Marriage law, noting that a Private Member's Bill was not a suitable mechanism for dealing with such an important national issue. The Bill is seen as being out of step with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman and ultimately failing to secure advantages for New Zealand society as a whole especially children.
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New Jersey's five health insurers already are bracing for sweeping changes under the Affordable Care Act. Now, there's another wrinkle on the horizon — a new competitor, the Freelancers Co-Op of New Jersey, a nonprofit health plan being funded by federal loans via the ACA.
Freelancers, which hopes to get its license to sell insurance early next year, will be owned and run by its members, said CEO Tom Dwyer.
"We have a mandate from the federal government to innovate," Dwyer said, and to that end, Freelancers will align itself with primary-care providers who embrace electronic records and patient-centered medical home models to elevate quality and rein in costs. A PCMH is health care model that aims to provide structured, coordinated care for patients, rather than episodic treatments for illnesses.
The startup insurer has five employees, and "over the next year, we will be hiring staff at every level — IT, marketing, underwriting," said William Megna, its attorney. "We are fortunate that New Jersey has a good population of skilled insurance professionals."
Freelancers will partner with QualCare, whose network of hospital and health care providers serves self-insured employers. Freelance workers and the self employed are the target market, and Dwyer said he hopes to enroll 50,000 to 60,000 members over the next few years.
QualCare CEO Annette Catino said Freelancers will enable its members to join accountable-care organizations being launched by Medicare under the ACA. Those ACOs represent a new approach to health care delivery that seeks to coordinate medical care, engage patients in their own wellness, and improve health and control costs.
"The members will be picking their primary care physicians right out of the gate," instead of being told which doctors are in their network, Catino said, and members of the same family will be able to choose different ACOs. Catino said Medicare has approved three ACOs so far in New Jersey, with five others are under review. "We are going to build the Freelancers Co-Op product around those ACOs," she said.
Elsewhere in New Jersey, insurers are counting the days to Dec. 14, when Gov. Chris Christie must decide whether New Jersey will run its own exchange, create a hybrid with the federal government or toss the whole job into Washington's hands.
Last week, Christie vetoed a bill to create a state-run exchange, saying he needs more information from the federal government on how much a state-run exchange would cost. Christie could bypass the Legislature and create an exchange via executive order.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the state's largest insurer, has about 100 people working to build an exchange platform "to serve more customers, provide more choice and hopefully provide a consumer-friendly way to shop for insurance," said Larry Altman, vice president and head of the office of health care reform. Horizon's technical experts are creating a system to manage the huge data feeds that will flow into the company, so it can determine eligibility for the federal subsidy dollars that will make New Jersey's high-cost insurance affordable for moderate-income residents.
Those subsidy dollars are huge: In 2011, the Urban Institute estimated New Jersey would get about $700 million a year in premium subsidies for those with incomes above Medicaid guidelines and up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. For example, according to an online calculator offered by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a family of four earning $35,000 a year with an annual health insurance premium of $14,556 would receive a $13,168 federal subsidy, with the family paying the rest. The Rutgers Center for State Health Policy has estimated more than 300,000 New Jerseyans could be eligible for subsidies on the exchange.
Horizon expects to hire more employees to serve exchange customers: "We will have more claims coming in and more customer service calls," Altman said. And since many will previously have been uninsured, "they will have more needs, in terms of understanding the products and navigating the health care system — and we will be prepared with the processes and the technology and the people."
Ryan Petrizzi, director of sale operations and small markets for AmeriHealth New Jersey, called the exchange "a very big opportunity. There are going to be a huge number of new consumers in New Jersey who don't currently have insurance, and being able to work with those folks and help them get insurance is very important."
Several insurers said they hope that Trenton creates an exchange that encourages competition. Charlie Catalano, president and general manager for Cigna in New Jersey, said the exchanges "should not limit competition or impose additional regulations that conflict with the existing marketplace." An Aetna spokeswoman, Susan Millerick, said the insurer is "committed to providing affordable, high-quality health care options" for consumers, many of whom will visit this exchange as part of "their first time shopping for health insurance."
UnitedHealthcare has not yet decided which state exchanges it will join, owing to "the regulatory variation from state to state — and many states have not yet formalized their exchange models," said Michael McGuire, CEO of UnitedHealthcare New Jersey.
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Digital Utilities Ventures (DUTV) Forecasts Revenues Of $17,000,000
Revenues will drive the Vizzage Network and Vizzads to the forefront of IPTV Market
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc (OTCPINK: DUTV), an innovator in Internet Protocol video transport systems, is pleased to release conservative revenue forecasts of $17 million for 2013. Garry McHenry, CEO of Digital Utilities stated, "TORQ has network and interconnections with major network providers worldwide in Africa, South America and Europe that will allow DUTV to stream its Vizzage Brand Network over these Torq Voice over IP (VoIP) lines at very cost effective rates. These rates will not only make us most competitive but also very cost effective leading to higher gross revenues and profitability. And we are committed to reinvesting 15% of these profits into research, development, and additional acquistions to further strengthen our position in the marketplace."
McHenry adds, "Ongoing discussions with other strategic partners and private investors could revise these revenue forecasts significantly upward in the next two weeks and expand our access to fiber lines across Europe and thus our reach for advertising dollars and profitability for the Vizzads advertising platform. Bottom line is this access will give us a major competitive and revenue advantage as we stream our IPTV network Vizzage globally."
The company is aggressively pursuing other partnerships in telecommunications that will generate synergy with its network technologies and platforms. "Big name telecommunication companies and private investors in this space are knocking on our door now and that's very exciting. It is just a matter of time before we partner with one or more of them as we climb to the top of the IPTV market," concludes McHenry.
About Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc – Digital Utilities Ventures is an intellectual property company and advanced technology incubator incorporated in the State of Delaware in June 2006. The Company was formed to utilize its innovative, Internet to TV and Cell Phone Communications System for the domestic and international Quad-Play/Convergence services market. The Company went public on March 26, 2009. Website: www.DUTV.US
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Boeing never imagined they'd be making flying telephone booths.
The FAA is considering allowing us to use our cellphones on airliners. Can you imagine being trapped on a jet with 298 people, of which 50 percent at any one instant are yammering into their cells?
"I can't hear you."
"You're dropping out."
"Did you say Jeannie's divorcing Al?"
"Did Fido poop this morning?"
It's enough to make you choke on your $7 peanuts. It's captive social mania. It ends the last place on earth you could escape your cell. Sigh.
Then the racket wakes up the babies napping to the lullaby of the jet turbines. By now, you're looking for a parachute.
Used to be, there was this totally impolite thing called eavesdropping. Our mothers lectured us — "listening in" was a sin. We were all on party telephone lines, not in the current sense of party. We had to share the line with neighbors.
There were easily amused people who enjoyed listening in to conversations. Some would get so involved, they would break in, creating the world's first conference calls. NSA today would recruit them. According to my mom, they all went to hell.
It will be so loud on jets, the attendants will learn sign language. There will be no respite as the ruling includes unlimited battery charging. Boeing never imagined they'd be building flying telephone booths.
I asked around, and yes, travelers welcome the mayhem. You could always tell the cell-addicted on planes. They'd thumb their phones out of habit, impatient to hit the gate and blitz-call their phone book.
There was evidence that cellphones interrupted the navigation systems on airliners. There was a chance you'd fly to Chicago and wind up over the ocean. With autopilots, pilots no longer fly. They play Jewels on their cells while the plane flies itself.
Then arrived another suspicion. Computers control everything on jets. They must talk to each other. Aunt Mary's psoraisis report to her daughter could, technically, cause burps.
So phone calls were banned, but under the new scheme, once the plane reaches 10,000 feet, unleash the cells.
There's more involved here than meets the ear. If you haven't noticed, airlines turn profits not from flying, which is a loss leader. The real cash cow is the extra fees.
Let's see: $58 per flight for a cell permit, $16 to charge the phone, $11 for wrong numbers, $8 for thinking about your phone but not using it.
This is the chump change. The big bucks are in the seating. Just like they segregated smokers years ago, there will be "quiet-seating" cabin space where cells are strictly banned, $245. The only alternative would be renting sound-canceling headphones, $13 an hour.
We don't care. Desperate to find out what Fido did this morning in the back yard.


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In related news, game director Jean-Francois Dugas revealed in an interview with Shacknews that the PC version of Human Revolution is being handled by external studio Nixxes (the PC and PS3 ports of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light). Nixxes confirmed it is working on the PC version of the game, stating:
"This partnership allows us to combine our expertise of the PC platform and the creative talent of Eidos-Montreal, to bring the best possible experience for PC players on their platform of choice. We are motivated by the strong belief that a Deus Ex game deserves the best possible treatment on PC."
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is being developed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PCs. The game is set for release on August 23.
Sharkey says: Seeing the trailer, I'm wondering why anyone would want to simply barrel through the game with their finger firmly depressing the trigger. Adapative and Stealth choices look so much more fun. And in regard to Nixxes handling the PC version of the game... what a surprising bummer. I was under the impression the new Deus Ex was a PC game first. Hopefully it won't simply be a console port.


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The upshot was that I have been sporting some seriously knackered manicures for the last few weeks. I had Butter London West End Wonderland on for the final week of the semester, but I was constantly on trains and not returning home until 8pm, so all I had to show for it was a couple of rather sorry iphone pictures. This on the other hand was my Christmas day mani - I found it squirrelled away in a forgotten stash at my parents' house, and it seemed appropriately festive, so I slapped it on with no base or top coat. It worked a treat. Three coats and it's still slightly sheer, but I quite like that effect. I do wish it had more obvious champagne glitter as well as silver, that would be super.
PS - the other news I've been digesting is that I got through to the final interview for a year's fellowship at one of the Ivies. I was so completely gung-ho about it until I actually got through to the last stage, and now the dominant sensation is terror at the thought of potentially uprooting across the pond for a year, and working around my parter, mortgage, pets, etc...but it is very flattering to get this far out of 250 applicants so I am not complaining! Still, scary, eh? I've already bought my interview suit and interview polish to match (Essie Not Just a Pretty Face, bien sur).
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USDA: Lion cage where intern died worked properly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. The enclosures at a Central California wild animal park where a lion killed an intern were working properly at the time of her death, federal officials said.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that the agency's investigation on the day after the mauling in March found no violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act at Project Survival's Cat Haven.
USDA investigators looked at whether proper enclosures were in place, and whether they were in good working order, among other things.
"We looked at anything and everything that could have contributed to that incident, including enclosures, the employee training program, procedures for cleaning enclosures and feeding the animals, and we did not find any violations," said USDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Cole.
- Lion killed woman as she was cleaning enclosure
- Lion attack death: Entering enclosure a violation of zoo's rules, source says
The federal agency's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent two people an inspector and a big cat specialist from its office in Fort Collins, Colo., after the attack that killed Dianna Hanson, 24, of Seattle. Hanson, a big cat lover, was working a six-month internship at the private zoo in the Sierra Foothills near Fresno just west of Kings Canyon National Park.
The inspection into Hanson's death included the safety clasps on enclosure doors. Hanson was cleaning the cage of a 4-year-old male lion named Couscous when he somehow escaped from a smaller enclosure and attacked her. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mimms has said the gate was not completely closed.
Sheriff's deputies killed the animal when they could not lure him away from Hanson's body.
Cat Haven officials could not be reached immediately for comment.
Since the property opened in 1993, it has housed numerous big cats, including tigers, leopards and other exotic species. It is permitted to house exotic animals by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and is regulated as a zoo by USDA. The USDA's last 13 inspections of the facility showed no violations.
Officials at another big cat sanctuary, Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida, told The Associated Press last year that at least 21 people, including five children, have been killed and 246 mauled by exotic cats in the U.S. since 1990. Over that period, 254 cats escaped and 143 were killed.


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Cramer thinks a revolution is underway in the energy sector and after GE's acquisition of Lufkin for about $3 billion, other companies may be in play
"General Electric gets it," Cramer said.
That is, GE recognizes the potential for American energy independence with the discovery of new ways to extract oil and gas from shale rock across the United States.
"We are in the infancy of this oil and gas revolution and I think General Electric is looking to dominate the industry," Cramer said. "The acquisition of Lufkin is a step toward that dominance."
Lufkin, an oil pump maker, will nearly double revenues of GE's Oil & Gas unit, making it the company's third-largest manufacturing unit by revenue behind the power and water and aviation units.
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Alexandra Serna cast the first presidential vote of her life in 2008, for Barack Obama, with enthusiasm and hope. Three years later, the 24-year-old, earning a degree in accounting at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), still supports the President. But her optimism has faded. "I think he's trying really hard," Serna says in a study room on the school's Boca Raton campus. Yet she's anxious about finding work after she gets her degree, and when asked whether she's politically engaged nowadays, she replies, "Personally, I'm not." While Serna isn't about to vote Republican in 2012, she hardly seems a sure bet to...
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Termination of Employment of Members of Clerical and Service Staff (VPBS 142)
Portions of this memorandum pertaining to separation pay are superseded by policy VI.F.1 (formerly IV.14.1).
December 12, 1973
To: Deans, Directors, and Heads of Schools, Divisions, Departments, and Offices
Re: BUSINESS OFFICE MEMORANDUM NO. 142
(Supersedes Executive Memorandum A-142 dated September 23, 1970)
Termination of Employment of Members of Clerical and Service Staff
Policy Addition: Effective with the approval of the Board of Trustees on 16 September 1970, the policies and procedures outlined in Executive Memorandum No. A-155, Section II, are revised as shown below. The primary change involves the addition of the second paragraph under Part A Policy to cover employee disruption of University operations. Note that Clerical and Service staff terminated for this reason may appeal the action through the Complaint and Grievance Procedure, Business Manager Memorandum No. 137.
Employment of an individual by a department of the University may be terminated by the employee or by the department head (or other supervisor, if this responsibility has been delegated). Employees are expected to give advance notice of a minimum of one week, and preferably two weeks, to the supervisor or department head when voluntarily leaving the employment of the University. Likewise, supervisor or department heads are expected to give advance notice of a minimum of one week, and preferably two weeks, to the employee if termination of employment is in the best interest of, or for the convenience of the University. No advance notice need be given nor shall the employee be entitled to pay for accrued and unused vacation and personal holiday hours when an employee is discharged for such reasons as dishonesty, insubordination, or improper conduct.
All members of the Clerical and Service staff are expected to refrain from improper conduct which may be injurious to the welfare of any other person; and they shall not cause or participate in any obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other authorized activities on University premises.
Such obstruction or disruption, whether involving individual or group conduct, and whether taking the form of force, trespass, seizure, occupation or destruction of building facilities or property, or assault upon another person, or of other conduct having such obstructive or disruptive effects in action directly opposed to maintaining proper work environment and to the accomplishment of the mission and objectives of Purdue University. Any employee found to have so acted, after proper investigation and determination of guilt, will be discharged immediately and will not be paid for accrued unused vacation or personal holiday hours. Improper conduct relating to employee organizations will be handled in accordance with the Board of Trustees Resolution Establishing Policies Concerning Employee Organizations, revised June 1968.
If an employee quits without advance notice of at least one week and preferably two weeks, or if an employee is discharged (action to terminate taken by supervisor or department head) for reasons other than dishonesty, insubordination, or improper conduct, then the payment for accrued and unused vacation and personal holiday, if eligible, may be forfeited by the supervisor or department head, depending upon the circumstances and reasons for the discharge from employment.
Employees who voluntarily terminate employment with advance notice of not less than one week and preferably two weeks, shall be paid for accrued, unused vacation and personal holiday hours. Those who have exhibited good conduct and attitudes on the job may later be considered for re-employment.
If, in the opinion of the supervisor or department head, an individual whose employment is being terminated involuntarily without prejudice, has qualifications or skills which may be utilized in other jobs or in other departments, the individual may be transferred or re-employed in a suitable vacant position. When employment of an individual is being terminated because of a reduction in work force or because a job has been eliminated, every effort should be made to utilize the experience and skills of that individual in other jobs in the University. (See Layoff and Reduction in Force Policy.)
Action leading to the termination of employment should be clear to both the department head or supervisor and the employee. It is the responsibility of the department head or supervisor to make sure that the employee knows the rules and regulations of the University and the department. It is also the department head or supervisor's responsibility to inform the employee of any dissatisfaction with his work performance, attitude, etc. Under usual action leading to termination of employment, the department head or supervisor can and should give the employee an opportunity to improve his work performance, attitude, etc. before discharge action is taken.
A staff member who is pregnant may continue to work as long as she can perform her normal duties. Periods of absence because of childbirth and complications of pregnancy, abortion, and confined recovery therefrom, are considered temporary disabilities for the period during which the employee is unable to perform her normal duties. The period of disability shall be determined by the attending physician. Staff members will not be terminated during such periods of disability, but will be placed on sick leave with and/or without pay, depending on accrued and unused credits. (See Business Manager and Assistant Treasurer Memorandum No. 112, dated 11 March 1973, for details.)
There shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, or membership in employee organizations in the actions leading to, or in the decision to terminate an employee.
The following actions should be taken in connection with the termination of an employee who is leaving for reasons other than a disabling illness or injury:
- Keys, tools, clothing, books, and other University property that have been assigned to the employee should be accounted for and checked in.
- Final payment shall be computed in accordance with Biweekly Payroll regulations (see Business Procedure Manual). There are no provisions for severance pay. During the time after advance notice is given, the employee must work or be in an authorized pay station to receive pay.
- The employee should be informed of the amount of unused vacation and personal holiday, if any, that will be included in his final paycheck.
- The employee should be told the date that his final paycheck will be available and the location from which it can be picked up.
- The employee should be informed that the effective date of termination will be his last day of work.
- A forwarding address should be secured for use in sending the year-end Tax Form W-2 and any other mailings that must be sent.
- If the employee has been a participant in the Public Employee's Retirement Fund and is terminating with fewer than ten years' creditable service, he should be advised that he may claim a refund of his contributions by completing PERF Claim Refund Form No. 51, which may be obtained from the departmental or school offices, or from the Department of Staff Benefits and Payroll. If he has more than ten years of service, he should be asked to contact Staff Benefits and Payroll for information regarding retirement benefits.
- If the employee has been a participant in the University Group Insurance Program, he should be informed that his group coverage will terminate with the effective date of his termination, which is normally his last day of work, or that he may request this policy be converted to an individual policy .
Should he request conversion, the Department of Staff Benefits and Payroll will send him information about converting the Group Term Life Insurance to one of a number of Prudential individual life policies. Staff Benefits and Payroll will also send the employee his cash surrender value provided he has paid into the Paid-Up portion of the Life Insurance Plan.
- If the employee is alien to the United States and is terminating to return to his home country, he should be directed to contact both the Department of Staff Benefits and Payroll and the local Internal Revenue Service office as early as possible for the purpose of securing the necessary tax clearance and "sailing permit".
- Prepare the Report of Termination, Personnel Administration Form No. 4, and forward to the Department of Personnel Administration as soon as the effective date of termination has been set.
- To effect the termination on the payroll, the effective date of termination must be entered on the final Time Slip, Form No. 1420.
When an employee is terminating because of a disabling illness or injury, the Department of Staff Benefits and Payroll should be contacted for a determination of possible entitlement to benefits from the group insurance program, PERF, and Social Security, Steps #1, #3, and #10 should be followed.
F. R. Ford
Business Manager and Assistant Treasurer


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Vivavi: Modern Green Furnishings and Furniture
- Location: New York, NY
- Website: vivavi.com
Sustainable design has progressed way beyond burlap sacks and tree stumps. In the last few years, there's been a definite uptick in the market for chic yet eco-friendly design. New retailers seeking to create a stylish marketplace for environmentally sound products have been booming, and Vivavi is definitely at the top of the list...
Vivavi features products from a wide variety of sustainable companies/designers, including Amenity, Bart Bettencourt, J. Persing, Loop Organic, and Fire & Water. Josh Dorfman, the founder of both Vivavi and its online companion resource, Modern Green Living, also hosts The Lazy Environmentalist, a nationally broadcast radio show that showcases stylish and innovative green trends, technologies, products and services that make green living desirable and, more importantly, doable.
Vivavi's showroom is set in a 2-bedroom unit in the Riverhouse luxury green condo building overlooking the Hudson River in downtown Manhattan. The showroom features a sustainably furnished dining room, master bedroom, nursery, office nook, and entryway.
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Judge Rejects Attempt To Fine Family For Picking Up Discarded Air Conditioning Unit
from the how-is-this-even-allowed? dept
That's what led to a woman and her son getting charged with a $4,000 fine for picking up a discarded air conditioner. The Consumerist lets us know that, thankfully, a judge has tossed this fine. There are so many ridiculous angles to this case, even if you believe the law is reasonable. First, two people were fined. The guy who picked up the air conditioning unit... and his aunt, who owned the car, but was not in it at the time. That seems pretty questionable as well. It's a bad application of liability. Just because the nephew put the AC unit in the car, why should the aunt be subject to the fine?
The bigger issue, though, is the fact that NYC, which is having financial problems, actually pays people to watch appliances that people are throwing out. The original Daily News article includes a great quote from the nephew:
"Our city is going bankrupt and we are using our tax dollars to pay these guys to stare at appliances all day," he said. "How do I get a job like that?"


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Snowden's Scramble for Asylum
WikiLeaks says former U.S. government contractor Edward Snowden, who has been stuck in Moscow's airport for two weeks, has requested asylum from more than 20 countries, from China to Switzerland. The WSJ's Te-Ping Chen discusses Snowden's options.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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The first charm bracelets began to appear from 600-400 BC and were worn by Assyrians, Babylonians Persians and Hittites. Today they make a meaningful gift for a loved one and serve as a wonderful way for the wearer to express her personality and mark milestone events.
Here at World of Judaica we are excited to offer a brand new collection of beautiful charms with a Jewish motif. Choose among a variety of stunning Star of David charms to express your Jewish faith or go for a bright red pomegranate, the perfect charm to mark a new and special Hebrew Year. Our popular flag of Israel charm is a lovely way to show support for Israel and makes a perfect gift idea for a first time visitor to the country. Mix and match to create a beautiful combination that showcases your personality!
Charms haven't always been just a fashion accessory. It is believed that people began to wear charms as a form of amulet or talisman to ward off evil spirits or bad luck. Charms also played a part in Jewish history as during the Roman Empire Jewish scholars would write tiny passages of Jewish law and put them in amulets around their necks in order to keep the law close to their heart at all times. Charms were also worn by medieval knights for protection in battle.
There has always been a romantic appeal to charm bracelets. Soldiers returning home after World War II brought home trinkets made by craftsmen local to the area where they were fighting to give to loved ones. Charms bracelets have been especially popular among American teenagers who began collecting charms in the 1950s and early 1960s to record the events in their lives. Why not surprise a Bat Mitzvah girl with a memorable bracelet that will accompany her into adulthood? What makes charm bracelets so fun is the fact that the wearer can add or take off charms as she pleases, making them a fitting accessory for any occasion.
Over the last decade a new trend of European charm bracelets emerged in both Europe and North America featuring bracelets with interchangeable to all the wearer to create her own look. Today charm bracelets are a wonderful way to express your personality, mark memorable events and showcase the wearer's personality with combined charms. Browse our lovely collection of Jewish charms to find a meaningful charm for you or a loved one!
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Charlamagne Tha God Plays A Tape Of Lil Wayne Saying He Would Kill Newborns & Tells The People Wayne Is The Devil! [Audio]
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From Laurence Freeman OSB, "Meeting the Other," LIGHT WITHIN: The Inner Path of Meditation (New York: Crossroad, 1989), pp. 65-67
Every relationship of our life, every turning towards another, is an ever-deepening encounter with the Other in whose image we are made.
When we allow ourselves to experience this, which we do when we meditate and when we love, we discover that our fear can only finally be dispelled by the encounter itself and that the deeper the encounter each time, the less fear survives it. . . .Until we have had the courage to face and encounter the other we have not yet found ourself. Until then we are always other to ourself. We are a stranger to ourself. This is the state of egoism, being an alien to our own self. In that state all others are opposite to us, opposed to us. We experience sadness, mistrust, and violence. The first step out of this hell is to have the courage to encounter ourself as ourself. By our own inner resources none of us could do that. We would be forever unredeemed if it were not for the intervening love of God. The destiny that has led us to meditate and to know the relationships of love that are the incarnation of our encounter with God is the sign in our lives of his redemptive love.
When we meditate we learn to leave all images of ourself behind because the images are strangers to our real self. They are like inaccurate labels. Our labeling self-analysis, which thinks to be so clever, isolates us from the knowledge of the real self and from the redemptive encounter with reality. We imprison ourselves in self-consciousness. We have only to understand that we have been liberated and that perfect liberty is achieved in the depth of our spirit in the liberty of Christ, the liberty of his pure love. We can turn to that reality if only we can learn to be simple, to accept the freely given gift and to be faithful to the gift. If we learn to say the mantra it teaches us how to love, and it will teach us how to expand beyond all images of ourself into the reality of ourself as one with the reality of Christ. It will teach us to be ourself and to know the joy of being in communion.
After meditation: "Black Swallowtail," Mary Oliver, RED BIRD (Boston: Beacon Press, 2008), p. 40.
The caterpillar,
interesting but not exactly lovely,
humped along among the parsley leaves
eating, always eating. Then
one night it was gone and in its place
a small green confinement hung by two silk threads
on a parsley stem. I think it took nothing with it
except faith, and patience. And then one morning
it expressed itself into the most beautiful being.
Carla Cooper - email@example.com


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English Department: Creative Writing
Creative Writing
While students like to read literature, some prefer to read and write their own literature. The English Department encourages student literary development in a variety of ways.
The SCC English Program offers creative writing courses in poetry and fiction. For poetry, there's English 271/272: Beginning Poetry Writing I & II. And for fiction, we have English 281/282: Beginning Short Story Writing I & II. Both writing tracks involve five-credit courses.
Both can be taken at beginning and intermediate levels for up to ten credits. Both classes teach the writing fundamentals of each genre and emphasize the imaginative and ingenious uses of language. Instructors for these courses, each of which is offered once or twice a year, are themselves published creative writers.