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Budget – FY17
· Bills signed into law on June 30 did not enact a full-year budget. The financial markets are reminding Illinois that the current spending patterns being resumed by the State do not represent a stable long-term course for the State and do not constitute an annual, constitutional balanced budget.
The package enacted on June 30 covers some back payments for FY16. It also covers projected spending over a variety of State departments for six months, until December 31. The State's multi-billion-dollar budget deficit and pile-up of unpaid bills remain untouched by the June 30 budget compromise. As of Thursday, July 14, Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger estimates the current count of unpaid Illinois bills as being more than $7.7 billion. These factors are expected to hold Illinois' credit rating down at the bottom of the debt ratings posted for America's 50 states. Continued slow State payments to public institutions of higher education are also causing credit-rating cuts in the debts issued by Illinois colleges and universities.
Despite these flaws, the Illinois General Assembly enacted the "stopgap" FY17 budget as a way of appropriating money to open Illinois K-12 educational institutions on time and keep operations going in other essential State buildings and points of infrastructure.
Education – Common Core Testing
· Significant move away from Common Core Testing. State law requires Illinois public high schools to use a standardized test to evaluate their students' readiness for college. Until now, the test used has been the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a test developed in compliance with nationwide Common Core guidelines and standards. PARCC tests were administered to Illinois high school students in spring 2015 and again in spring 2016.
Questions were raised about the performance of Illinois high schools and school districts in enabling their students to meet PARCC guidelines. Many school districts reported that the protocols used to prepare for and administer the PARCC tests were highly technical, cumbersome and resistant to full compliance. They further reported that PARCC preparation and testing interfered with other tests that school districts wanted or needed to administer as an expression of their autonomy and the challenges faced by their pupils, such as AP tests and traditional college entrance exams.
The State Board of Education announced on Monday, July 11 that they would not supervise the administration of a high school PARCC test in spring 2017 or following spring terms. Instead, the State will subsidize and supervise the administration of a statewide SAT college entrance exam in spring 2017. Students in 11th grade will take the SAT. The SAT is administered according to an established nationwide protocol and its results are published in numbers that are relatively accessible and familiar to students and educators. SAT tests will be administered in compliance with the State law evaluating high school student body performance and progress. Students in grades 3 through 8 will continue to take separate PARCC tests geared to their age groups.
Education – School funding formula
· Gov. Bruce Rauner establishes School Funding Commission; House Republican Leader Jim Durkin announces names of five panel members. The 25-member bipartisan commission established by Gov. Rauner will study Illinois' school funding formula, the law used to divide up and distribute Illinois school aid money into payments made to individual Illinois school districts. Illinois' 863 school districts, the local units of governance that operate public elementary and secondary schools, depend on biweekly school aid payments to keep their doors open.
Increasing concerns about the school aid formula contained in the current School Code has spurred the creation of this commission. The five House Republican members of the bipartisan commission are Representatives Avery Bourne, Sheri Jesiel, Dwight Kay, Bob Pritchard, and Christine Winger. The school funding formula last saw major structural changes in 1997, although the overall distribution of money to Illinois schools has been repeatedly 'tweaked' and modified since. The Illinois School Funding Reform Commission has been asked to report its findings to the Illinois General Assembly by February 1, 2017.
Energy – motor fuel
· Sharp decline in price of Illinois motor fuel. The essential commodity has been falling in price since mid-June. In Illinois, the price of gasohol – the most-commonly-used motor fuel – declined seven cents in the week leading up to the July 10-16 driving period. The price pattern contradicted established U.S. pricing moves in which motor fuel typically spikes or soars in value in summer months.
Despite the good news, motor fuel price monitor GasBuddy continued to warn Illinois motorists that Illinois motor fuel is priced higher than the pump values charged in several states that border Illinois. Missouri motor fuel was a particularly good value this week, with the Show Me state benefitting from access to both shale oil from Western states and conventional crude oil pumped outside the U.S. Much of the oil burned in Illinois, Missouri, and other Midwest states is produced abroad or from the Gulf of Mexico, and brought up the Mississippi River by tanker barge.
Environment – fish ponds – Rep. Charlie Meier
· Representative Charlie Meier clarifies right to fish on private-property fish ponds. Existing catch limit laws, which control the amount of fish a person with a fishing license can legally catch during a 24-hour period, did not contain a loophole for people fishing on fish ponds located on their own private property.
Recognizing this problem, Representative Charlie Meier took action. He worked with his colleagues to pass HB 5796, a new bill that applies to fish ponds and other bodies of water located wholly within a parcel of private property. Fishing catch limits will not apply in these bodies of water. HB 5796 was approved almost unanimously by both houses of the General Assembly (House vote: 113-0-2). Governor Bruce Rauner signed the measure on Thursday, July 8, and the bill took effect immediately as P.A. 99-532.
General Assembly – Rep. David Welter
· Representative David Welter appointed to serve Northern Illinois district. Republican leaders in the 75th District have appointed David Welter to represent the district in the Illinois House of Representatives. The district centers along communities close to Interstate 80, including Morris and Seneca, comprising portions of Kendall, Grundy, LaSalle and Will Counties. Welter's appointment came after former 75thDistrict Rep. John Anthony resigned in June to accept a new job as executive assistant to the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Under State law, the appointment was made by the four GOP chairpersons from the counties located within the 75th District. The chairpersons cast a weighted vote by population of their counties within the vacant district. The selection of Welter, the current Grundy County Board Chairman, was unanimous. Welter will maintain a district office in Morris, Illinois to serve his constituents. Committee assignments are pending. Welter, who had served on the Grundy County Board since 2010, will also run for a full term as state representative on the November 2016 ballot. Welter was appointed State Representative on Saturday, July 9.
Governor Bruce Rauner – Executive Order
· Executive Order 16-08 strengthens State's affirmative markets initiative. The Executive Order, signed on Wednesday, July 13, affects small businesses owned and controlled by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The report of a 2015 study found continued disparities in the treatments accorded by the State between all businesses and affirmative businesses in these enumerated categories.
EO 16-08 directs the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to reform and reorganize its existing Business Enterprise Program. This reorganization is meant to streamline Illinois affirmative markets policies. Among many other changes, EO 16-08 asks CMS to create a standardized procedure to potentially set aside certain areas of procurement contracts for solicitation to firms with enumerated standing. The "Sheltered Markets" set-aside program is supported by a wide variety of business groups. CMS has been asked to monitor its compliance with the Sheltered Markets Initiative and other changes implemented by this Executive Order, and to report annually to the Governor's office on July 1 of each year, starting on July 1, 2017.
Housing – refinancing initiative
· New I-Refi program from IHDA will help some under-water homeowners. The program, from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), is aimed at homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than the home itself is worth. Called "underwater mortgages," these financial instruments are the targets of the initiative. Eligible homeowners, starting August 1, will be invited to apply for admission to the "Hardest Hit" program. Residents and families helped by the program could see a reduction in the amount of unpaid equity remaining on their mortgages. A mortgage financing data tracker, CoreLogic, reports that approximately 14% of all Illinois home mortgages are currently underwater.
The Illinois program is being backed by $45.7 million in U.S. Treasury funding. It is projected that 1,800 homeowner applicants will successfully apply for admission to the program and will get debt-reduction assistance of approximately $25,000 per home. Applicants to the program, which is targeted towards modest and middle-class home in challenged geographic areas, will be granted a maximum of $50,000 in debt-reduction assistance. The assistance will be credited towards the debt owed on a new, private-sector 30-year mortgage. A list of 25 participating mortgage-finance lenders has been mobilized by IHDA. These firms will refinance the homes of participating mortgagors at market rates.
To qualify, applicants must owe at least 10% more than the value of their home, up to $50,000. Despite being under water, they must have been current on making mortgage payments for at least the past 12 months; and must live in the home. Household income eligibility is determined by a sliding scale keyed towards the number of persons in the household and the geographic location of the household. The maximum purchase price of the home is also one of the variables used to gauge overall potential eligibility for admission to the program.
Jobs – Illinois Job Link
· State of Illinois completes rollout of new job opportunity for unemployed Illinoisans. Illinois Job Link is a resume'-posting platform operated by the Department of Employment Security (IDES) that is open to persons seeking employment in Illinois. Under a new policy going into effect on Sunday, July 17, persons filing for Illinois unemployment benefits after being laid off are going to be asked to fill out and post their resumes on Illinois Job Link as a condition of completing their application for benefits.
The Department is aware that some of the people who need to file for benefits will have some questionsabout how to complete the JobLink process and complete a resume. The JobLink home page can be found HERE. In past years, nearly 60% of Illinois unemployment benefit filings did not include a work history or resume, despite the importance of these documents to potential employers. IDES believes that linking JobLink resume filing with unemployment benefits will speed up the hiring of unemployed persons who may have work experience and credentials of which they are not fully aware, and will reduce unemployment by increasing publicly posted information about the Illinois residents who are motivated to find a job.
State Government – Auditor General
· House Republicans sponsor resolution to remove Auditor General for cause. Questions have multiplied concerning the campaign fund of former State Representative Frank Mautino. After his appointment to the post of Illinois Auditor General in late 2015, the former lawmaker and his campaign fund were placed under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury. Charges against Mautino include misappropriation of campaign funds, ethical concerns and potential conflicts of interest. Citing the activities of himself and his counsel before the grand jury, Mautino has refused to respond to questions from the General Assembly relating to the investigation and his fitness to remain in office.
The Auditor General is an office created by the Article VIII of the Illinois Constitution to audit the public funds and operations of State agencies, including the compliance of these agencies with the laws that authorize their operations. In addition, past Auditor Generals have been asked to undertake additional investigations and submit additional reports to the General Assembly on questions involving public policy, including the operations of units of local government that represent parts of the State. Mautino is serving a ten-year term that is not set to expire until December 31, 2025, but he can be removed by a vote of three-fifths of the members of both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly for cause. HJR 158, filed on Wednesday, July 13 by Representative Dwight Kay and more than a dozen House Republican co-sponsors, would remove the Auditor General from office.
Summer in Illinois – Springfield sights
· State reopens key historic sites to everyday access. Due to staff changes, visitors will soon be able to see Lincoln's New Salem, the Dana-Thomas House, and the Old State Capitol seven days a week. Previous closures on days such as Monday and Tuesday disappointed some visitors who had come to the Springfield area to see major historic sights connected with Abraham Lincoln and architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The seven-day-a-week announcement was made by the operator of the sites, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Donations are requested from the public at each site. The Dana-Thomas House and the Old State Capitol moved to seven-days-a-week access on the week of July 11, and New Salem will move to seven-days-a-week on the week of July 18.
Lincoln's New Salem is the reconstructed frontier village where future president Abraham Lincoln began his life in Illinois. The Old State Capitol contains the old Illinois House Chamber where he served as a legislator and where he later delivered his "House Divided" speech of 1858 that won national press coverage and attention. With Lincoln's Home (a federal historic site), and the Lincoln Museum and Library and the Lincoln Tomb (two State sites that have continued on seven-days-a-week operation during the recent slowdown), these sites form the centerpiece of a pilgrimage to Mr. Lincoln's Springfield.
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"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
~John 3:16 (NKJV)
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
~Romans 5:8 (NKJV)
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us."
~1 John 1:8-10 (NKJV)
"But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
~Romans 10:8-10 (NKJV)
"So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." "
~Acts 16:31 (NKJV)

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Orson Welles created a movie about art forgery, and deception, called F for Fake. It was about famous art forger Elmyr, and Clifford Irving, who forged Howard Hughes' diaries, and will.
Surrealist icon Dali drew a penis on his wife's forehead, signing it Picasso.
Andy Warhol would sign dollar bills and soup cans, giving admirers a "signed Warhol".
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Home › Forums › General Discussion › which is your favorite film industry? › Re: Re: which is your favorite film industry?
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Bollywood manufactures the largest number of movies yearly, even more than Hollywood. But the quality of the movies is not up to the mark, it is justifiable in saying that Hollywood makes less movies but almost are best in their class but the class of movies made here in Bollywood is really very very substandard. So my vote goes to Hollywood!


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Sunday, October 24, 2010
I had my mammogram last week. My darling hubby accompanied me and patiently waited as the small line progressed. No, I did not insist he follow me into the room. I have had mammograms for over 15 years. Knowing he was outside waiting was comforting, non the less.
I have many more books to write. Knowing I am cancer-free is one more stress removed. October is Breast Cancer awareness month, so get your today!
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"Alien Dalvik" Will Run Android Apps Anywhere [VIDEO]
Remember that post a couple weeks ago about the Blackberry Playbook possibly being able to run Android apps? Well, if true, it looks like the Playbook won't be the only guy in town. Open Handset Alliance member Myriad has just announced a tool called Alien Dalvik, which is Android's Dalvik VM ported to other systems. This may sound like a bit of abracadabra to you, but it means you'll be able to run Android apps on any platform, and without a disturbing lag. Alien Dalvik will run the majority of Android apps, but for the very device-dependent apps, there's an add-on for the Android SDK.


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Here's What Made 2015 Truly Amazing at Animals' Angels
"We are there with the animals."
That's the mission statement of Animal's Angels and it's a mission that we take very seriously. Thanks to you, our generous donors, it was also "Mission Possible" during 2015. Now is the perfect time to look back on what we've accomplished and to set goals for the coming year.
This past year has been an extremely busy one for us at Animals' Angels. Our investigators were in the field conducting a demanding schedule of 165 investigations throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Along with bringing the cruel and abusive operations of kill buyers and auctions across the nation into the public eye through our in-depth investigative reports, we're quite proud to have had other noteworthy achievements as well.
While there is no way to list all of our activities in a newsletter, we did want to highlight a few of our major projects.
Our EU Campaign is Still Going Strong
The year started with the sweeping action that the EU Commission took against horse meat imports from Mexico. The ground-breaking ban, which took effect in March 2015, was implemented after an audit carried out in Mexico by the EU Food and Veterinary Office confirmed what our coalition had communicated to the EU Commission all along. One of the key issues was the inhumane treatment of horses being shipped from the United States to Mexican slaughter plants. We at Animals' Angels are very proud of our coalition's EU Campaign and the impact it had.
In yet one more win for our cause, another major European importer, GVFI International, announced that they will no longer be buying horsemeat from overseas. GVFI received meat from both Bouvry and Viande Richelieu in Canada, so no doubt this will be a substantial loss to both suppliers.
In 2014, the largest Swiss detailer Migros, who was one of Bouvry's biggest customers, terminated all business relationships with the Canadian exporter. The decision to end their contract was made after Migros was once again confronted with horrific images of the Bouvry feedlots provided by Animals' Angels. Now, GVFI International is following in Migros footsteps, and rightfully so.
Animals' Angels is grateful to see that the dangerous work of our investigators continues to reduce the market for American horse meat. We will move ever forward in our work to ensure that the demand declines until the horses are safe from this horrendous industry altogether.
Read our full investigation release here.
Government Transparency or Lack Thereof
Animals' Angels uncovered grave issues within the USDA Market News Service showing there is absolutely no transparency regarding their protocols for determining the slaughter horse export figures on their weekly Market Reports. The USDA's inability or unwillingness to release copies of documents, along with the reporting agencies' admitted irregular record-keeping (counting donkeys and mules as horses), makes the accuracy of the export numbers completely suspect. It's important for both the general public and those in the animal advocacy world to realize that with no verifiable protocols in place, and no internal records kept, there is no way to confirm that the information provided by the USDA Market News Service every week is accurate.
For more details, please read our full report here.
Invisible Horses
An undercover investigation carried out by Animals' Angels and their Swiss partner Tierschutzbund Zuerich found yet another way that horses are being exploited purely for profit. Shocking evidence has been uncovered that proves the existence of "blood farms" in the U.S. as well as in countries like Argentina and Uruguay. We were glad to be able to raise awareness to these "invisible horses" who are exploited and abused simply to increase the production of another slaughter-bound animal. With no oversight and no enforcement, even in the U.S. where one would expect regulations, these animals are at the mercy of the profit-oriented companies behind these "blood farms."
Largest Auction on East Coast Convicted!
New Holland Sales Barn was convicted of animal cruelty for an incident of horrific neglect. The case hinged on an investigation conducted by Animals' Angels that included footage clearly showing a sheep with strong signs of hypothermia, flat on its side and barely alive, along with a goat that had something terribly wrong with its legs and was unable to get up. Both were thrown away like trash and left to die on a "dead pile," in the middle of other, already dead, animals.
Due to the weak laws regarding farm animals, it is almost impossible to garner charges against an auction, let alone a conviction, so we were thrilled that our persistence in investigating this auction paid off in the courts. This was our second successful conviction against the New Holland Sales Barn.
To read the full report, please go here.
Horse Slaughter is the Same All Over
An investigation of the horse slaughter industry in Uruguay and Argentina found similar conditions as those seen in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. As can be expected, slaughter horses in Uruguay and Argentina are not treated humanely, either during transport or at the slaughter plant.
We have learned from these investigations that regardless of location, regulations or enforcement, horse slaughter is much the same everywhere. It is a predatory, cruel, and profit-driven industry that needs to be stopped.
Read the detailed reports here and here.
Additional Initiatives
The Fight for Dairy Cows
Animals' Angels continues the fight for dairy cows. While we have not been able to make all of our investigations public just yet, we continued our dairy cow initiatives from 2014 to garner justice for these poor creatures.
Our in-depth investigations uncovering appalling abuse at the Escalon Livestock Auction in California have, unfortunately, shown quite clearly that law enforcement is unwilling to pursue charges even when the documented cruelty and abuse is overwhelming. However, our undercover team has worked hard to obtain new evidence and will continue to apply pressure until justice is served. Please stay tuned as we will be releasing another report on Escalon shortly.
Tracking Puppy Mills
As promised in 2014, we have been hard at work tracking and investigating puppy mills. Our investigators have been in the field in Missouri, a state known to have a great number of "problem" mills with substandard conditions. Unfortunately we cannot make these investigations public as of yet because they are still ongoing. Oftentimes these investigations can take some time and we definitely don't want to jeopardize any charges we might be able to secure against the perpetrators.
Raising Awareness
Our footage was featured in three superb anti-horse slaughter documentaries: Kill Pen, Saving America's Horses, and Their Last Ride. Over the past year, each of these films was highlighted at numerous festivals, including the well-attended Equus Film Festival in New York.
Our footage and research was also used in a three-part documentary series by Alex Brown entitled Horses: Sports, Culture, and Slaughter.
2015 Equus Film Festival
Our founder and President, Sonja Meadows, was invited to be a panelist for the Horse Defenders Panel at the 2015 Equus Film Festival. This interactive panel gave us the opportunity to discuss our horse slaughter investigations in front of an interested and packed audience. It's imperative to reach out to new audiences and seasoned advocates alike in every possible venue.
The Equus Film Festival was an amazing event and Animals' Angels was thrilled to attend. It was exciting to meet so many dedicated advocates, all fighting for the same important cause: to end the slaughter of our horses once and for all.
Animals' Angels and our work uncovering the cruelty of the horse slaughter pipeline at auctions across the U.S. was showcased in a lengthy exposé in the Blood-Horse Magazine.
The Blood-Horse is a well-known publication catering to the racing industry and its followers. We were extremely pleased that they decided to run this comprehensive article, which not only features the work of Animals' Angels but also explains how Thoroughbreds all too often find themselves at kill auctions.
We hope this article will be successful in raising much needed awareness amongst the Thoroughbred community as to the fate that awaits any horse sent to auction.
You can read the article here.
Onward Into 2016
We at Animals' Angels face the coming year with the determination and passion to continue the fight for the much needed changes and justice the animals so deserve.
Determined to win the battle against the rampant cruelty and mistreatment, our investigators have committed themselves to an even more demanding schedule in 2016.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to our faithful and compassionate supporters who make our continued work possible. We couldn't do it without you!
By donating to Animals' Angels, and joining our ever-growing family, you are taking a stand against cruelty. You'll be helping us to save more animals from a horrendous fate of neglect and abuse in 2016.
These animals - from farm animals that are being needlessly abused and exploited to horses being shipped to Mexico and Canada for slaughter to dogs trapped in tiny cages, being sold at roadside auctions - all of them desperately need our help. Please donate today to keep our investigators going!
To find out more about Animals' Angels, please visit our website.


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Does anyone watch this show? I happen to think it's sort of interesting but the one thing that bothers me is the Narcissism of Dunham's main character Hannah (portrayed by Dunham). This bitch is always naked (with a very conventionally unattractive way, no tits, fat gut). But yet she writes these scenes with her having sex with very attracive men (she's had encounters with 3 hot guys this season and they're all really attracted to her). I understand she's trying to empower women by making an average to unattractive looking female character, with low self esteem, appeal attractive to attractive male suitors, but this doesn't seem realistic to me. You very rarely see average to unattractive looking women with attractive men in real life. Besides this I like the show. It's sort of a broke girl's Sex and the City.
-If you've seen this show what are your thoughts on it?
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The Military Spouse of the Year contest recognized spouses from Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point and New River.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the base of one of the finalists.
Three local women were named Military Spouse of the Year finalists for their respective duty stations.
Jolynn Lee, of Camp Lejeune; Andrea Hackenberger, of Cherry Point; and Randi Burke, of MCAS New River; were named base winners, among 168 others to receive the title.
The list will be narrowed down to a list of Top 18 candidates on Friday.
The Top 18 are then placed in the branch-level vote, to choose a winner for each branch of the armed forces.
Branch winners are announced Feb. 23 with the final vote taking place May 2.
The National winner is then named in May, with the awards ceremony May 10.
The Military Spouse Magazine contest, which began in 2008, is sponsored by Armed Forces Insurance, Verizon, G6 Hospitality, First Command, American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association and Booz Allen Hamilton.
Lee has been through three deployments and nine PCS moves and is the mother of four.
She does volunteer work with her unit command team, the LINKS spouse organization, the spouse club, as a MOPs mentor mom, and is the volunteer co-administrator and co-facilitator of REBOOT Combat Recovery for Camp Lejeune.
Lee said in her profile on the Military Spouse of the Year website that winning would allow her to bring attention to trauma-related issues suffered by the military community.
"REBOOT has shown me firsthand that there is hope for recovery and restoration," Lee said. "Whether it is childhood trauma, sexual assault, or combat issues - you do not have to walk alone."
Hackenberger has underwent one deployment and three PCS moves with her husband, and is the mother of three.
She is studying full-time at Liberty University to obtain her masters in Human Services Counseling.
Hackenberger's volunteer work has included the Family Readiness Program, the Single Marine Program, the LINKS spouse program, Enlisted Spouse Club and the Resident Community Board.
Hackenberger said on her profile if she were to win the title, she would use it to help other military spouses be able to understand the military lifestyle and the unknown.
"I want to be able to provide spouses with resources that they may not be aware of and be able to connect each spouse with other local spouses," Hackenberger said.
"I want to continuously promote the "Grow where you are planted" saying and teach others that they can fulfill their hopes and dreams even when they are uprooted from their families."
Burke has been through five deployments and four PCS moves and is the mother of two.
She is involved in her children's PTO group and the Craven Fitness and Running Club.
Burke said in her profile winning, for her, might mean a chance to inspire younger military wives.
"It will give them hope that they can do it too," Burke said. "I married young, my husband is enlisted, we struggled, just like most newly married military couples, however, I believe my testimony of overcoming challenges will validate me as a positive role model and influencer among young military wives."
Reporter Kelsey Stiglitz can be reached at 910-219-8453 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Using Feudal Succession to Keep Berkeley Twee
It's one of those tedious on-the-one-hand on-the-other-hand kind of things. Berkeley City Manager Phil Kamlarz is retiring (with a pension uncomfortably close to $300k per year) and he'd like to put his thumb on the scale when the question of the successor to his powerful position is weighed by the Berkeley City Council. Is this good?
In theory, I've always been in favor of hiring from within an organization when at all possible. It saves the expense of conducting a national search for a replacement administrator, and the decision-makers (the city council, in this case) are likely to know the virtues and deficiencies of the candidate from first-hand experience.
But in this case, it seems like just another example of how governance of Berkeleyans is looking more and more like feudalism instead of like a democracy. No one in recent memory has succeeded to office, either elected or appointed, without an active link to his or her predecessor. Outsiders just don't have a chance.
Let's look first at the electeds. Governor Jerry Brown, to start at the top, is the son of a previous governor, which did him no harm the first time he ran for the office. State Senator Loni Hancock, the former Berkeley mayor, is the wife of previous Assemblymember and current Mayor Tom Bates, who was succeeded in his last office by his longtime aide Dion Aroner, who migrated to the Senate after she was term-limited out and was then succeeded by Hancock, who then hand-picked and endorsed Nancy Skinner, who had been a colleague on the Berkeley City Council with her.
Whew! Sounds like the biblical Begats, doesn't it? Even on the Berkeley City Council itself, two of the current members are former aides to councilmembers. (And we won't even get into the activities of Aroner's current lobbying firm, now an arm of the Safeway expansion effort…)
This kind of manipulation doesn't always produce bad results. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who's sharp as a tack and very good at her job, was handpicked and eased into office by her predecessor, former Berkeley councilmember Ron Dellums, who went on to become mayor of Oakland. But by and large, citizen candidates are at a serious disadvantage if they try to enter these exclusive clubs.
Again in theory, Berkeley has a "weak mayor" charter. According to plan, the mayor should function simply as an at-large member of the council who also presides over meetings and appears in ceremonial contexts as needed. But Tom Bates, probably because of his experience wheeling and dealing in Sacramento, has managed to abrogate a fair amount of power to himself in his two terms as Berkeley mayor, notably by using the ploy of controlling the council's agenda through a subcommittee which operates out of the limelight. And the City Manager has cooperated hand in glove with this strategy.
This is not necessarily wrong, according to the city charter. The tradition of having a powerful manager and a relatively powerless elected body started with a reaction against political machines in the 1920s and 1930s, and it's mostly been followed in Berkeley and other California cities of similar size since then. Berkeley's current city council is unusually weak even by California standards, with the majority (most votes are 7-2 or 6-3) voting at the behest of city staff and/or the mayor most of the time. The mayor occasionally intervenes on behalf of his favorite developers, but he also takes a lot of long and luxurious vacations as befits the retiree which he actually is.
City Manager Kamlarz achieved his current position of eminence and ample compensation by operating under the radar and being Mister Nice Guy in public. On his watch, he and his fellow employees did well, very well, and citizens didn't bother to find out why.
He was famous, over his decades as Deputy City Manager, for "finding" money for councilmembers' pet projects when there was a budget crunch. His strategy was pretty simple: his initial budgets just allocated funds to various areas which were never intended to be spent, and which could therefore be "found" when political exigencies required it.
In my years on the Landmark Preservation Commission I wasted many a long hour discussing maintenance projects for key city properties that never actually happened. Restoring the fountain in MLK Civic Center Park and repairing the clubhouse in John Hinkle Park are just two examples. Members of other commissions have told me about similar phantom projects which never materialized, and were probably never intended to.
Two of our four branch libraries experienced "demolition by neglect" with this strategy. General fund money which should have gone to repair them in years of relative economic stability wasn't spent when it was available. Instead, managerial sleight of hand substituted expensive rebuilding funded by a bond issue approved in a ballot measure now generally conceded, by those who bother to try to understand it, as having been deceptively worded by the city administration. Oh well…
There's no question that Kamlarz is indeed a Nice Guy. I was among those who applauded his appointment eight years ago because I genuinely liked him. As a good liberal, he's taken excellent care of his city employee colleagues over the years.
But now I think that Berkeley doesn't need more of the same, especially when unfunded employee pension liabilities threaten to sink the ship in the coming years. As much as I would like to applaud the symbolism of his choice of Deputy City Manager Christine Daniel to be Berkeley's first female city manager, that's not nearly enough to guarantee her the job. City Attorney Zach Cowan, appointed directly by the city manager, slid into succeeding his boss Manuela Albuquerque on skids greased by Kamlarz, and he's been almost as bad as she was, which is quite an achievement. (See discussion of sneaky library bond issue ballot measure language, above.) Predictably, the Bates PR engine is already on board with the Kamlarz choice.
Nonetheless, it's highly unlikely that enough public sentiment will materialize to demand an open search for the next manager. Most of the time, it's the hired staff that runs the show in Berkeley, not the electeds, and except for a few chronic malcontents citizens are loathe to complain. Why should they? This is the land of the lotus eaters. If you have a lovely view home in the hills, Berkeley's signature great eats and the income to pay for it all, why kvetch? Too bad about the swimming pools, but there's always the Claremont...
(I've toyed with the idea of producing and selling a bumper sticker that says "Keep Berkeley Twee." I know that one like "Keep Austin Weird" would never fly here. Despite the so-last-millenium Bezerkeley hype in some of the retrograde press, we've been way too cozy in recent years.)


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Manchester, 2025. Local mechanic Sol steals old vehicles to meet the demand for spares. But when Sol's partner impulsively jacks a luxury model, Sol finds himself caught up in a nightmarish trans-dimensional human trafficking conspiracy.
Hidden in the stolen car is a voiceless, three-armed woman called Y. She's had her memory removed and undertaken a harrowing journey into a world she only vaguely recognises. And someone waiting in the UK expects her delivery at all costs.
Now Sol and Y are on the run from both Y's traffickers and the organisation's faithful products. With the help of a dangerous triggerman and Sol's ex, they must uncover the true, terrifying extent of the trafficking operation, or it's all over.
Not that there was much hope to start with.
Sunday, 7 February 2016
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How does temporary guardianship work?
Authorising temporary guardianship of a child to another person sometimes becomes necessary if a parent is going to be away for awhile or is recovering from illness or injury, particularly if there is no second parent.
While a biological or adoptive parent is normally considered to be a child's natural guardian, a guardian appointed by the parent or court is a person who provides for a child's welfare when the natural parent is unable to do so. Temporary guardianship actually is a form of power of attorney that gives another capable adult permission to care for your child. Usually, the person petitioning for guardianship is a relative or close friend.
Responsibilities of a Temporary Guardian
Once given legal custody of the child, the guardian assumes responsibility for providing the child with a home and medical care. He is also responsible for seeing that the child is enrolled in school. Temporary guardianship gives the guardian the right to make medical decisions regarding the child, including consent for any medical procedures or surgery that might be needed. In some instances, parents consent to temporary guardianship in order to allow a child to travel with the guardian(s). In cases where a parent is unable to provide any financial support for a child during the term of the temporary guardianship, the guardian often assumes the responsibility for supporting the child while the guardianship is in effect.
Filing the Petition
An attorney experienced in family law can offer advice or help to move along the required paperwork. Unlike a permanent guardianship, temporary guardianship is assigned only for a short period of time. When a temporary order of guardianship is granted, it normally remains in effect for between 30 to 90 days, but can be extended if needed. The petition for temporary guardianship must be filed in the county where the child resides. When circumstances warrant the need to appoint a temporary guardian for a minor child, the parent must complete a temporary guardianship form. The consent of the temporary guardian is required as well. All pages of the petition form must be completed. A notary public then witnesses and acknowledges the signatures on the form. Valid identification of any persons signing the documents is presented at that time.
Temporary Letters of Guardianship
The temporary guardian must reside in the same household where the child will be living. A criminal history check of the person(s) to be appointed guardian(s) must be obtained before the petition for guardianship is filed with the court. If the child's natural guardian signs the petition form, temporarily relinquishing parental rights, the final order is granted. By signing the consent and acknowledgement, the parent consents to the appointment of the petitioner as the minor child's temporary guardian. A certified copy of the temporary letters of guardianship authorising guardianship is issued to the temporary guardian(s) shortly following filing of the petition.


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Nandrolona F 100 mg/ml
Brand: Balkan Pharmaceuticals
Product Code: 2203
Availability: In Stock
Product Code: 2203
Availability: In Stock
$39.00 $53.00
Product: Nandrolone Phenylpropionate
Product Code: 2203
Active Ingredient: Nandrolone Phenylpropionate
Manufacturer: Balkan Pharmaceuticals
Quantity: 5 ampoules
Strenght: 100 mg/ml
Nandrolone phenylpropionate, as the name suggests is pretty similar to very popular Nandrolone Decanoate.
The main difference is in the different effects of these drugs on the body. The composition includes Nandrolona F on a number with nandrolone also phenylpropionate, unlike Deca, which contains the active chemical nandrolondecanoate. Because of this Nandrolona F has a shorter period of impact, and if enough of one weekly injection of Deca, the Nandrolona F require frequent and regular injections.
The substance nandrolone - phenylpropionate rapidly enters in the blood and acts in it for 2-3 days. Athletes who hope for optimal results inject yourself Durabolin every third day, even better every two days. Dosage 50-100mg per injection, which corresponds to a total of 150-300mg per week.
Nandrolona F has a strong anabolic effect which stimulates the synthesis of proteins and causes a strong accumulation of the protein in the muscle cell. Anabolic effect is combined with a moderate androgenic, which promotes the athlete tissue regeneration, and during the diet helps maintain muscle mass.
Revealed that NandrolonaF accumulates less water in the body than Deca.
Nandrolone phenylpropionate is one of reliability and safety of steroids, which in the meantime has a rather favorable effect. On the liver function Nandrolone phenylpropionate is not valid, it even recommended when disease Side effects occur in very rare cases and in sensitive people.
Decline of natural testosterone in men is still possible with a long reception of the drug in high doses, as there is a delay in the ejection pituitary gonodropinov in Decline of natural testosterone in men is still possible with a long reception of the drug in high doses.


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The slowing down of life on a hot summer day isn't your imagination. Economic literature is full with examples of how productivity comes to a crawl—even in America's over-air conditioned society—when the temperatures climb above a given tipping point.
Consider that the number of cars rolling off U.S. auto assembly lines decreases during heat waves. Or that American children have scored lower on math tests that are given when the thermometer rises above 79 degrees. One study found that weekdays above 86 degrees have cost an average of $20 a person in lost economic performance in the U.S. And if temperatures above 85 degrees are sustained over a growing season, yields for crucial crops like corn and soybean in the U.S. drop substantially—a worrisome economic and global food security outcome in a predicted future of hotter summers.
The many trillion dollar question is what happens when all of these individual effects become more frequent as the world's thermostat rises. How much will climate change cost? And how will it change the economic landscape of the places that aren't affected by heat-related productivity losses now, but will be soon.


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In this 1 Minute Q&A, Todd Doherty, one of our M&A Experts answers the question: What are some trends you are seeing in Financial Advisor Succession?
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Most practices sign up for an Operational Performance package after completing an In-Depth Practice Assessment. While this is not required, the In-Depth Practice Assessment helps to identify the practice's strengths, weaknesses, and areas of focus. We build on your team's strengths and tailor solutions by incorporating best practices, systems, tools, and technology that we know will work for your team.
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The ubiquitous half-square triangle…
February 2, 2010
…in a new, old incarnation!
This quilt top was kind of…a process. I bought about eight yards of fabric for it, in many shades of yellow, two black-and-white, two grays–and several Amy Butler, white-dominant, yellow and/or gray florals. I decided on 6″ squares, because some of the AB prints were large-scale and had such beautiful lines, I didn't want to lose them in the finished quilt.
I got my fabric pile all lined up, turned it this way and that, hemmed and hawed, tried to surprise myself into looking at it in a new way by leaving the room and then returning to it quickly to make sure nothing really caught my eye in a bad way (that doesn't work, by the way)…sewed it up into strips, tried to cover up some of the fabrics to see what happened, etc. In the end, and this wasn't intentional because I find it kind of weird and robotic, I ended up using exclusively AB and Denyse Schmidt fabric. I removed all of the bright yellows and the stark black-and-white, leaving only some prints from the DS Hope Valley line and the Amy Butler florals. I even MADE several (we're talking dozens) of squares that I ended up disliking strongly, and are now lingering in the stash. I tried it with the black, without (it looked flat and horrible)…with extra yellow, with less yellow…etc. Finally, I just sewed it together, somewhat randomly. My only intention was to have as few same-colored triangles touch as possible.
I wanted a twin-sized quilt, but I had to get rid of so many squares that it ended up being only about 60 X 65. But…I really love how it turned out:
In other news, I busted some of the fabric budget I set out for my trip to Purl on Saturday (eee!) on these two fabrics from Gorgeous Fabrics:
This is for a new quilt I have planned, unless I think it doesn't work, in which case it will become a dress (I bought enough to make one, just in case).
Those of you that know about my obsession with Liberty fabrics will understand my excitement over this fantastic cotton lawn at a truly amazing price:
I bought enough for a dress AND a shirt. Definitely worth spending a part of my Purl kitty!


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DETROIT (WWJ) – There were 6,062 vehicle-deer crashes in Southeast Michigan in 2010, according to figures released by SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, based on crash data received from the Michigan Department of State Police, Criminal Justice Information Center.
These figures represent fewer vehicle-deer crashes than what were reported in 2009 (6,560) or in 2008, (6,278). In 2010, vehicle-deer crashes accounted for five percent of all crashes that occurred in Southeast Michigan.
Although there were no fatalities involving deer in Southeast Michigan in 2010, there were 11 fatalities involving deer in the state. Eight of 11 people killed were driving motorcycles.
Deer crashes are more prevalent now for a couple of reasons — rapid development in previously rural areas and a statewide deer herd four times larger than in 1970 and 10 times larger in Southeast Michigan.
Oakland County had the most vehicle-deer crashes in the seven-county SEMCOG region (1,836; 5.5 percent) and ranked second in Michigan behind Kent County.
However, St. Clair and Livingston Counties experienced the highest percentage (20 percent) of deer-vehicle crashes (to all crashes) in 2010 in Southeast Michigan, consistent with the state average of 20 percent.
A summary of deer crashes by county for both 2009 and 2010 follows:
Livingston County
2010 – 870 deer crashes out of 4,340 accidents
2009 – 1,075 deer crashes out of 4,096 accidents
Macomb County
2010- 627 deer crashes out of 21,600 accidents
2009 – 648 deer crashes out of 20,797 accidents
Monroe County
2010 – 352 deer crashes out of 3,797 accidents
2009 – 357 deer crashes out of 3,689 accidents
Oakland County
2010 – 1,836 deer crashes out of 33,458 accidents
2009 – 1,947 deer crashes out of 33,255 accidents
St. Clair County
2010 – 809 deer crashes out of 3,958 accidents
2009 – 809 deer crashes out of 3,812 accidents
Washtenaw County
2010 – 1,174 deer crashes out of 9,935 accidents
2009 – 1,202 deer crashes out of 9,755 accidents
Wayne County
2010 – 394 deer crashes out of 45,221 accidents
2009 – 446 deer crashes out of 45,691 accidents
On the community side, Scio Township experienced the most deer crashes in Southeast Michigan in 2010. The top 10 list follows in the chart below:
- Scio Township (Washtenaw Co.)
- Independence Township (Oakland Co.)
- Oxford Township (Oakland Co.)
- Rochester Hills (Oakland Co.)
- Orion Township (Oakland Co.)
- Oakland Township (Oakland Co.)
- Washington Township (Macomb Co.)
- Novi (Oakland Co.)
- Hartland Township (Macomb Co.)
- Brighton Township (Livingston Co.)
This year, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources estimates the deer herd to be 1.8 million. The coalition notes that deer crashes occur most frequently during October, November, and December; most occur on two-lane roads between dusk (6-10 p.m.) and dawn (5-8 a.m.).
Deer crashes are costly. In Michigan, deer crashes cost at least $117 million per year; the average insurance claim is about $2,100 in damage, usually to the front end, often leaving the vehicle undriveable. The coalition cautions drivers not to swerve out of a lane to avoid a deer. It's generally safer to hit the deer than run off the road or risk injuring another motorist.
More information regarding vehicle-deer crashes is available on SEMCOG's website at www.semcog.org.
This article was interesting until the "cost" was brought into the picture. We pay for auto insurance to cover catastrophic events so what it's costing an insurance company is beside the point Lives are what is important… human and beast, regardless of what the insurance company is having to cough up. That's their job!


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Dr. Lutche and the staff at Concord Vision are committed to providing quality vision and medical eye care for our patients. We provide examination services for all family members from infants to great grandparents. We also have a selection of frames, lenses and contact lenses for any budget.
Dr. Lutche has served the Nashville Area since 1997 and is proud to offer a locally-owned, independent option for eye care and eyewear.
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
- Fischman, Gustavo E
- 1 Arizona State University
- 1 Gishey, Rhiannon Lee
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- Educational leadership
- Teacher Accountability
- 1 Teacher education
- 1 Teachers' Perceptions
- 1 Urban Schools
- Mobile Crowd Sensing in Edge Computing Environment
- The Effect of Disability on Subjective Well-Being across the Adult Lifespan: The Moderating Roles of Age at Disability Onset and Disability Type
- Mechanically Active Heterogeneous Polymer Matrix Composites
- Attribute-Based Encryption for Fine-Grained Access Control over Sensitive Data
- 并购背景下教育行业品牌价值研究
ABSTRACT Current federal and state education mandates were developed to make schools accountable for student performance with the rationale that schools, teachers, and students will improve through the administration of high-stakes tests. Public schools are mandated to adhere to three accountability systems: national, state, and local. Additional elements include the recent implementation of the Common Core standards and newly devised state accountability systems that are granted through waivers as an alternative to the accountability mandates in the No Child Left Behind Act NCLB of 2001. Teachers' voices have been noticeably absent from the accountability debates, but as studies show, as …
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- Gishey, Rhiannon Lee, Mccarty, Teresa L, Fischman, Gustavo E, et al.
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Texas Forecast for this weekend:
Friday: High 86 / Low 72
Saturday: High 82 / Low 70
Sunday: High 84 / Low 71
(Keep in mind it's July...)
Where I'm heading for R & R this weekend the forecast is...
Friday: High 109/ Low 86
Saturday: High 110 / Low 85
Sunday: High 109 / Low 85
OUCH!!! Better take some sunscreen or I'm liable to literally turn into a fried egg right on the pavement. At the very worst, I'll burn and peel. (ahh! Don't get me started on peeling - love it! - grossss huh?)
No matter - the penny slots are calling (and so is a business conference) but luckily I am dragging (he'd be at the airport already if I would let him) the hubby with me. We're really looking forward to it -as I am a Vegas (gasp) Virgin...
Come on Lucky Sevens!!!!


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See on Scoop.it – DidYouCheckFirst
Protests followed Obama from Malaysia to Manila this week, while more than 3 million across the U.S. spoke out against the TPP. Help spread the word today!
*UPDATE: Together we grabbed the attention of decision-makers by projecting a Stop The Secrecy petition number on key buildings in Washington D.C. Now we need you to amplify our action by making it go viral online. Congress Member Ron Wyden, who leads U.S. trade legislation, has just joined with us to stand against TPP Secrecy! We haven't won yet so after you sign the petition please share the projection image below with everyone you know. (See https://stopthesecrecy.net/#3millionSpeakOut)
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Aston Martin Prints for Sale – DB2 INTERIOR
From 131,00€
Our photographs, canvas, posters, prints, car prints, XXL Prints and Car Art are available printed on canvas, acrylic glass and aluminium dibond. You may configure the size and the desired support down here. Decorate you walls with Cars and Roses.
The Aston Martin DB2 is the first car from the DB's Generation. D.B. Means David Brown, he was the guy who took back the Aston Martin Company after the second World War. He was a rich tractor manufacturer. The Aston Martin DB2 has a six-cylinder. A 2,6 Liter for 105 HP. Aston Martin made a second version of the DB2 , more powerful. The same six-cylinder pushed to 123 HP. Here is an Aston Martin Prints of a DB2 Interior. It is the large version of this picture, another one is available in square version.
This is an Aston Martin Prints in Black and White Version.
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